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The Editor’s Notes
The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor released a new performance audit on the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) on Tuesday. The audit found that the rapid growth of Digital Instant games, first introduced in fiscal year 2024, is largely responsible for the declining proportion of NCEL sales being transferred to education, among other factors.
The legislation that governs the lottery has a guideline that 38% of the lottery’s total annual revenues should go to education “to the extent practicable.” Since 2007, that percentage has steadily declined to just 16% last year.
“As a result of the findings, auditors recommend that the NCEL work with the General Assembly to clarify North Carolina’s primary strategic objective for the Education Lottery,” the performance audit report says. “Specifically, a strategic decision is required to determine whether the NCEL’s primary objective is to maximize total dollars transferred to the Education Fund, maintain a specified minimum percentage to transfer to the Education Fund, or balance both objectives through clearly defined policy framework.”
According to the report, NCEL leadership has committed to working with the General Assembly on possible legislative changes.
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