Quote :

"State searches for Web name for lottery Oct 18, 2005 : 9:09 am ET RALEIGH, N.C. -- State officials are having trouble coming up with a name for North Carolina's lottery. All the good ones are taken. Internet-savvy speculators have bought all the logical Web addresses, leaving the state in need of a name that would help get information to potential players. Dan Gerlach, an adviser to Gov. Easley, says state officials have looked for an easy-to-remember name for the lottery's online home, but he told the lottery commissioners at their inaugural meeting this month that all the permutations the state could think of have been snapped up. Charles Hayworth of Winston-Salem is one of the name holders, and he looks like a sure thing to cash in. Hayworth locked up http://www.nclottery.com in 1998. He says he would like to chat with the state, or the state can find him and make an offer. A South Carolina man has the other likely name, nceducationlottery.com. Officials say they would prefer to have a name within a year. "

OK..The Soap-Boxers can knock this out in no time. My vote: http://www.GraftandCorruption.gov

10/18/2005 2:11:32 PM

if it was a .gov, they could call it whatever they wanted... but I guess they can't use .gov

this is actually pretty stupid. i bet tehre are plenty of .us domains out there

update: check this out http://www.whois.sc/domain-explorer/?q=nclottery&filter=y&bh=A&pool=C&rows=100&bc=25

[Edited on October 18, 2005 at 2:16 PM. Reason : .]

10/18/2005 2:14:58 PM

Damn cybersquatters.

10/18/2005 2:49:53 PM

http://www.youwillneverwin.com

http://www.ncisforlotterylosers.com

10/18/2005 3:05:58 PM

http://www.horribleeconomicpolicy.com
http://www.taxthepoor.com
http://www.replace-current-education-funds-with-lottery-money-and-spend-the-money-on-other-wasteful-projects.com

10/18/2005 3:07:05 PM

http://www.if_virginia_jumped_off_a_bridge_would_we_jump_too.com

10/18/2005 3:08:52 PM

http://www.voluntarytax.com

10/18/2005 3:10:26 PM

http://whycantyoubemorelikeyourbrothersouth.com

10/18/2005 3:10:37 PM

http://www.cybersquattingisillegalwhydonttheytakethesedumbassestocourt.com

10/18/2005 3:13:18 PM

http://www.nclotterywillpwnj00.com
http://www.spendallyourmoneyhere.com

10/18/2005 3:15:13 PM

http://www.ITSJUSTABUCK-exclaimationpoint.com

10/18/2005 3:19:22 PM

http://www.becausewecanttaxfriedchicken.com

10/18/2005 3:32:35 PM

wait wait i got a good one.... http://www.nclotto.com haha... there we go

10/18/2005 3:42:47 PM

http://www.the_lottery_does_suck_but_look_on_the_bright_side_its_pissing_libertarians_off_too.gov

10/18/2005 4:14:33 PM

http://www.hahancgottalottobefore2198.com

10/18/2005 9:18:56 PM

http://www.hopetax.com

10/18/2005 9:41:58 PM

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/102005/dome.html

Quote :

"Under the Dome Sen. Gregg wins $800K in Powerball By Jeff Dufour Senate Budget Committee Chairman Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) won more than $800,000 in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. Gregg matched five numbers, missing only the Powerball number, which would have netted him a share of the record $340 million jackpot. Earlier today, Oregon lottery officials announced that the winning ticket had been sold in Jacksonville, Ore. No one has yet claimed it. Powerball officials said in addition to the jackpot winner, more than 4 million other players won prizes totaling more than $34 million. Gregg was one of nearly 50 players to match the first five numbers. They won $200,000, plus a bonus of $653,492. Gregg bought his ticket at the Citgo station on New York Avenue. His spokeswoman, Erin Rath, said he doesn’t normally buy tickets, but like a lot of people, he was compelled by the size of this week’s jackpot. "I stopped for gas … saw the Powerball sign and decided to play," said Gregg, who bought $20 worth of tickets. He even forgot to take some of them and said a helpful clerk made sure he took them all. Only this morning did he check the numbers, thinking he "might have won $100 or so." He picked up his check at the D.C. Lottery Claim Center this afternoon. It’s quite a turn of luck for the Gregg family. Almost exactly two years ago, Gregg’s wife, Kathleen, was abducted at knifepoint in their McLean, Va., home and forced to withdraw money at a nearby bank. The men left her unharmed, and they were sentenced to prison earlier this year. According to Rath, Gregg plans to give some of the money to the Hugh Gregg Family Foundation, named for his father, which donates money to New Hampshire charities. Beyond that, he hasn’t decided. A former aide said, "The chairman is always exploring new ways of reducing the deficit, so I'm sure he's just disappointed there weren't a few more zeros." Not that Gregg is hard up for cash. His Senate salary is $162,100. His 2004 financial disclosure report lists $100,000-500,000 in a Fleet bank account, $250,000-$500,000 in Bristol-Myers stock and several real-estate holdings valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. "

10/20/2005 8:04:07 PM

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/102005/dome.html

Quote :

"Under the Dome Sen. Gregg wins $800K in Powerball By Jeff Dufour Senate Budget Committee Chairman Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) won more than $800,000 in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing. Gregg matched five numbers, missing only the Powerball number, which would have netted him a share of the record $340 million jackpot. Earlier today, Oregon lottery officials announced that the winning ticket had been sold in Jacksonville, Ore. No one has yet claimed it. Powerball officials said in addition to the jackpot winner, more than 4 million other players won prizes totaling more than $34 million. Gregg was one of nearly 50 players to match the first five numbers. They won $200,000, plus a bonus of $653,492. Gregg bought his ticket at the Citgo station on New York Avenue. His spokeswoman, Erin Rath, said he doesn’t normally buy tickets, but like a lot of people, he was compelled by the size of this week’s jackpot. "I stopped for gas … saw the Powerball sign and decided to play," said Gregg, who bought $20 worth of tickets. He even forgot to take some of them and said a helpful clerk made sure he took them all. Only this morning did he check the numbers, thinking he "might have won $100 or so." He picked up his check at the D.C. Lottery Claim Center this afternoon. It’s quite a turn of luck for the Gregg family. Almost exactly two years ago, Gregg’s wife, Kathleen, was abducted at knifepoint in their McLean, Va., home and forced to withdraw money at a nearby bank. The men left her unharmed, and they were sentenced to prison earlier this year. According to Rath, Gregg plans to give some of the money to the Hugh Gregg Family Foundation, named for his father, which donates money to New Hampshire charities. Beyond that, he hasn’t decided. A former aide said, "The chairman is always exploring new ways of reducing the deficit, so I'm sure he's just disappointed there weren't a few more zeros." Not that Gregg is hard up for cash. His Senate salary is $162,100. His 2004 financial disclosure report lists $100,000-500,000 in a Fleet bank account, $250,000-$500,000 in Bristol-Myers stock and several real-estate holdings valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. "

10/20/2005 8:05:29 PM

Quote :

"http://www.if_virginia_jumped_off_a_bridge_would_we_jump_too.com"

i miss lady luck commercials

10/20/2005 8:10:57 PM

So apparently we have a director for the lottery now. We should have a mega million dollar game by June 2006.

Quote :

" The News and Observer N.C. Lottery Director Expects Big Game By July POSTED: 11:32 am EST December 6, 2005 UPDATED: 11:32 am EST December 6, 2005 RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolinians likely will have their first lottery games by April 5 and may have a chance to play in the one of the nationwide jackpot lottery games by July, the state lottery director said. Director Tom Shaheen has a $50,000 incentive to make sure those first games _ scratch-off instant winner games _ are in place by April 5. That's the bonus he'll get in addition to his $235,000 salary if the games begin by then. Shaheen said Monday that he did not know if North Carolina will join Powerball or Mega Millions, the two national lottery games. Powerball is offered in South Carolina and Tennessee, while Mega Millions is in Virginia and Georgia. Both have jackpots that reach into nine-figure sums. Shaheen, who resigned as lottery director in New Mexico last month, said hiring a staff that eventually will number 200 to 300 employees is a top priority. He said he expected to hire high-level employees by next week. Another priority is starting the effort to award contracts for operating the games and lining up retail locations."

12/6/2005 11:47:42 AM

http://www.the_new_tobacco.com

12/6/2005 12:04:57 PM

They shouldn't have any trouble taking whatever name they want. All they have to show is that the people aren't running a nc lottery and that they registered the name in bad faith.

12/6/2005 12:14:11 PM

Quote :

" Director Tom Shaheen has a $50,000 incentive to make sure those first games _ scratch-off instant winner games _ are in place by April 5. That's the bonus he'll get in addition to his $235,000 salary if the games begin by then."

Holy crap.

12/6/2005 1:21:14 PM

I hate this.

12/6/2005 8:16:28 PM

http://www.stupidpeopletax.com

12/6/2005 8:20:00 PM

http://www.thebackwardslottery.com
everything is around here

12/6/2005 10:49:43 PM

I thought you could only cybersquat with a legitimate reason for the name. Like the kid named "Kerry Edwards" in 04

12/6/2005 11:24:55 PM

There are several criteria for cybersquatting. It mainly comes down to whether you have a legitimate use and whether you registered the name in good faith. Anybody who offers to sell nclottery.com or whatever for $100,000 is clearly demonstrating bad faith. As is anyone threatening to point it to something that would embarass the lottery would also be bad faith (ie pointing it to a porn site).

12/6/2005 11:48:38 PM

Looks like we joined Powerball

[quote]North Carolina Lottery Will Join Powerball

POSTED: 4:28 pm EST December 19, 2005
UPDATED: 7:45 pm EST December 19, 2005

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Powerball is coming to North Carolina.

The state lottery commission agreed Monday to join the multistate numbers game that allows residents to play for huge prizes without crossing the border to buy tickets.

Last month, an Oregon family claimed a $340 million Powerball prize, the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The chance for the big money prompted long lines at lottery outlets nationwide.

"When they think of big jackpots, they think of Powerball," said John Musgrave, chairman of the Multistate Lottery Association that operates Powerball on behalf of 28 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Lottery commission executive director Tom Shaheen predicted North Carolina lottery outlets will sell the first Powerball tickets for the twice weekly drawing in early July, about three months after a self-imposed deadline to get start selling scratch-off tickets in the state.

North Carolina accepted Powerball's invitation to join after multistate competitor Mega Millions chose not to make a presentation to North Carolina lottery commissioners meeting Monday in Raleigh.

"They're not accepting any more members at this point in time," commission chairman Charles Sanders said.

Mega Millions chairwoman Margaret DeFrancisco said her 12-state confederation agreed to stop taking new members for 12 months after bringing California on board in June and tweaking its six-number game.

"It's just more a matter of timing," said DeFrancisco, who is also the Georgia Lottery chief executive.

Shaheen said it made sense to choose Powerball, since Charlotte-area residents already play the game in South Carolina, which is also a Powerball member. The Virginia Lottery offers Mega Millions.

"You're just better off giving a majority of the people what they're used to playing. Because it's their game," Shaheen told commissioners. "Powerball has the greatest (name) recognition. There is no doubt in my mind."

Virginia Lottery spokeswoman Jill Vaughan contended that people living along the Virginia border "will continue to travel to Virginia to purchase Mega Millions tickets."

North Carolina needed to enter a multistate game to get additional revenues for education, Shaheen said. North Carolina will not be able to generate the anticipated $400 million-plus in annual profit without it, he said.

"Your players want Powerball, and the reason you joined is because Powerball will raise more dollars for education, which is why you're really here," Rebecca Paul, the lottery's chief executive in Tennessee, another Powerball state. Powerball tickets comprise 20 percent of all tickets sold in Tennessee.

Paul said Powerball wanted North Carolina to join because it means larger jackpots. North Carolina has been the largest state in the country without a lottery before Gov. Mike Easley signed the lottery law in August.

Each Powerball member gets to keep half of the ticket sale revenues generated for the game in their state. The other half goes toward prize money, including the top jackpot, which starts at $15 million but goes up with each drawing without a winner.

Powerball players with $1 ticket have nine different ways to win with smaller prizes ranging from $3 to $200,000, depending on how many winning numbers are chosen. Five white balls are drawn out of a drum with 55 numbered balls, followed by one red ball out of a drum of 42. The lower-tier prizes can be multiplied up to a factor of five with a $2 ticket.

Shaheen said he doesn't expect North Carolina to have its own lotto game similar to Powerball because the jackpot totals can never reach Powerball's levels, making it difficult to lure occasional players to take a chance.

"An in-state (lotto) game does not produce enough interest any more," he said. The North Carolina lottery will still offer daily numbers games starting in September or October, he said.

The commission also Monday signed off on the application and the rules retailers will have to follow to qualify to sell lottery tickets. Details are still being worked out on what kind of background checks the commission or state law enforcement will perform on retailers.

Parameters for two vendor contracts --one for instant ticket and automated numbers game systems and the second for instant ticket printing and distribution -- should be finalized by Tuesday, Shaheen said. He wants contract bids returned by mid-January.[b]

http://www.wral.com/news/5579479/detail.html

12/20/2005 12:39:50 AM