Tom Shaheen
Tom Shaheen
kinds people tired
We've got a lot of tired people around here. People have been working all kinds of hours.
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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.
moving
We're just going to keep moving forward. We're not going to do anything differently.
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The stacks of mail are piling in by the moment. It's great to see that those interested in being able to sell lottery tickets range from national chain retail stores and gas stations to individually owned general stores at every corner of the state.
early receiving retailers
Early indications are that retailers are receiving tickets, and everything is working.
This is probably the smoothest startup I've ever been a part of.
employees involved
This is probably the smoothest startup I have been involved with. This earns all the employees their startup bonus.
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In order to start a lottery, you need to get everything done as soon as possible. It certainly hinders your advertising campaign if you don't have that (logo) out there.
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I'm confident that all we have left now is to throw the switch.
It's probably slowed us down a little bit, but we're on track.
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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.
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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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A billion one-fifty (in sales) is certainly a challenge. The reason I'm not too nervous is you have such a large population, and a large population for a lottery means you have a lot more occasional players than most states do.