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North Carolina Education Lottery Extends Fastest Growing Instant Game Program in U.S. with Scientific Games

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

ATLANTA, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games and the North Carolina Education Lottery have extended their partnership behind the fastest-growing instant scratch game program in the U.S. based on year-over-year growth. The partnership has propelled the NCEL to the No. 6 ranked lottery in the world for instant game performance (La Fleur's 2022 Almanac per capita sales) and gained attention as the model for U.S. and international lotteries. The Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership helped responsibly grow NCEL Scratch-Off sales from $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2017 to $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2022. With this partnership, Scientific Games provides portfolio management across the Lottery's entire scratch game offerings.

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  • Successful Partnership Positions Lottery for Future Growth to Benefit North Carolina Students, Serves as Model for World Lotteries
    ATLANTA, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games and the North Carolina Education Lottery have extended their partnership behind the fastest-growing instant scratch game program in the U.S. based on year-over-year growth.
  • North Carolina Education Lottery extends instant game partnership with Scientific Games.
  • Scratch-off games are the most popular games played in North Carolina and we look for continued success in our ongoing partnership with Scientific Games."
  • John Schulz, President of Americas and Global Instant Products for Scientific Games, said, "The North Carolina Education Lottery is a great example of how Scientific Games and a lottery can partner on instant games to optimize the product portfolio and generate maximum revenues to benefit residents in the state.