Tom Shaheen
Tom Shaheen
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Overall we are very pleased with the way everything came together on launch day.
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There are many different pieces of this giant puzzle that need to come together. The pieces that must come together include installation of ticket terminals, training retailers, testing software applications and so much more. There are many people working very hard behind the scenes in such areas as administration, finance, sales and computers to help raise money for education and make this historical event happen. In addition, numerous state agencies are providing assistance to us, as necessary.
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We're going to move forward until we're told differently.
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We want to see first how the lottery is received. Based on all of the polls, we're making the assumption that it's going to be very highly received. But a poll is a poll, and until we actually see what happens when tickets go on sale, we'll have a better idea by then.
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Our staff has been working very late trying to identify any possible situation.
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On the TV ads, we really want to hit home and focus on the educational benefit that will happen over time. On the radio ads, they'll focus on the games and how to play.
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I think it's tough to measure a lottery on the first stroke of a brush.
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You let the consumer decide whether to buy a ticket or not. You tell them it's $300 million. You let the consumer decide whether to buy it or not.
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We received and negotiated the lowest prices and best offering of any other recent lottery in any state.
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We're not going to induce people to play. We're not going to promise financial gain by playing the lottery.
It's probably slowed us down a little bit, but we're on track.
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These two instant scratch-off games will be in addition to the four already available to players. We are very pleased with the sales we have had so far and we are extremely excited about the funds generated for education in North Carolina.
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Once in a while one of them does very well, but for the most part you need foot traffic in your business. If you're the type of business that's going to draw, oh, say 100 people a day, chances are you're not going to keep up.
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That kind of lets the public know that yes, there are winners of the game, for anybody who may be skeptical.