SCEL Instant Ticket Validation Issue Resolved
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (November 14, 2008) - A communication error between vendors of the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) resulted in a limited number of instant tickets being incorrectly validated by the gaming system from November 5 through November 13, 2008. The issue has been corrected..................Subscribers

SC Lottery Sales Up Despite Bad Economy
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (November 13, 2008) - South Carolina lottery officials say sales are up in the state despite the economic downturn..............Subscribers

New Computers Cause Problems For S.C. Lottery
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (November 12, 2008) -- A new computer system has reportedly had problems identifying winning tickets, but most of the kinks have now been worked out, according to South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL)officials.....................Subscribers

SCEL Announces Computer Gaming System Upgrade
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (October 31, 2008) – The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) will debut a new computer gaming system to better serve both retailers and players. For the first time in the Lottery’s history, the new system will enable lottery retailers to sell lottery games twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. This enhancement is scheduled to occur beginning Saturday, November 8th, several days after the transfer from the current system to the new system. ................Subscribers

South Carolina Education Lottery Acknowledged for Excellence in Financial Reporting
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (August 25, 2008) – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR)...............Subscribers

South Carolina Education Lottery Executive Director Elected Chair of Powerball Group
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (July 10, 2008) – South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) Executive Director Ernie Passailaigue has been elected Chairman of the Powerball Group and Vice President of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL)..............Subscribers

Lottery’s Successful Fiscal Year is a Win For Education! - Net Profits Exceeded Original Estimates
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (July 1, 2008) – Fiscal year 2007-08 was another successful year for the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL), as both total lottery sales and net profits exceeded original estimates.  When SCEL closes its books for FY ’08, we anticipate over ...........Subscribers

SC Lottery Sales Up Despite Economic Slowdown
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (June 22, 2008) -- South Carolina lottery sales are up 3.7 percent despite high gas prices, rising food costs and unemployment.................Subscribers

New Holographic Ticket Sure To Dazzle Players!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (June 4, 2008) – Beginning Wednesday, June 11, South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) players will notice something new shimmering in the lights at their favorite lottery retailer..................Subscribers

SC Lottery Players Enjoy Long Winning Streak
COLUMBIA, SC (May 23, 2008) – South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) players are benefiting from an impressive streak of winnings and big payouts!...........Subscribers

SCEL Players See Triple 9’s And Beat The House!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (May 15, 2008) – The South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) Pick 3 players with a triple 9 combination in the May 14, 2008, midday drawing are celebrating! The numbers 9-9-9 were selected, with 2,855 tickets correctly matching the winning numbers to win $250. The total payout to players was $713,750. Ticket sales for the draw were $163,101.50 which means prizes were 438% of sales!...................Subscribers

South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) Achieves Industry Milestone
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (May 12, 2008) – The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) has become the first Lottery verified on the Technical Standard established by the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) for Extensible Markup Language (XML) Retail Accounting Reports. Verification was obtained on May 6 and will be valid until May 6, 2010...................Subscribers

Lottery Tickets on the Menu at a Taste of Beaufort
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (April 25, 2008) – After indulging in the tasty treats served up at this year’s A Taste of Beaufort festival on Saturday, May 3, why not relax and see what Lady Luck has to dish out?.................Subscribers

Irish Eyes Are Smiling At SCEL!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (March 13, 2008) – Do you have the luck of the Irish? Come find out during the 26th annual St. Pat’s in Five Points festival on Saturday, March 15, 2008..........Subscribers

Lowcountry Boil Poised To Be A Hot Ticket!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (February 26, 2008) – The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) is rolling out the red carpet for its newest homegrown instant ticket, Lowcountry Boil...............Subscribers

MEGAMATCH6™ is a Rousing Success!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (February 22, 2008) – Thousands of players know first hand what it feels like to play and win the South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) newest game, MegaMatch 6™! ................Subscribers

Charity Gaming Approved by Panel
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (February 15, 2008) -- A bill approved by a Senate panel on Thursday would let churches and other nonprofit groups host casino games to raise money, exempting them from South Carolina's 200-year-old law that prohibits dice and card games.............Subscribers

SCEL Launches Exciting New Game, Megamatch 6!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (January 30, 2008) -- Have you seen or heard the exciting new advertisements, teasing the audience about a unique game called MegaMatch 6? The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) is ready to reveal more about this new online game!................Subscribers

Three’s A Charm For Pick 3 Players!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (January 10, 2008) --  Thousands of South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) players came out big winners in the January 8, 2008, evening Pick 3 drawing when they played straight 3’s..................Subscribers

SCEL Celebrates 6th Anniversary!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (January 7, 2008) -- Six years ago the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) created a chapter in the history books when a player bought the first ever SCEL ticket.................Subscribers

$180 Million Investment in the Centers of Economic Excellence Funded by Lottery Appropriations
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (December 4, 2007) - A Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) report presented to the Budget and Control Board finds that an important program funded by lottery proceeds is fueling critical research in areas that will advance South Carolina's economy.....................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No. 11

Enjoy Carolina Crab Cakes & Football!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  (November 2, 2007) – Crab Cakes and football, two of the Palmetto State’s favorite pastimes will come together for one tasty celebration Thursday, November 8, from 5 – 8 P.M...................Subscribers

South Carolina Education Lottery Employee Acknowledged for Professional Excellence
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (October 15, 2007) – South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) employee Cynthia Bellamy became the recipient of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries’ (NASPL) Ott Brown Scholarship..........Subscribers

Passailaigue's Lottery Honor Deserved
Article By: Jimmy Bailey Jr., Vice Chairman, South Caroli na Education Lottery Commission published in Saturday’s Post & Courier.
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (October 13, 2007) -- I recently returned from the annual meeting of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), where Charleston native and South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) Executive Director Ernie Passailaigue was sworn in as the organization's president.....................Subscribers

Proposal to Allow Lottery Sales on Statewide Election Days with House Committee
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (October 10, 2007) -- South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is reported to be willing to consider signing a law allowing lottery sales in South Carolina on statewide election days...................Subscribers

S.C. Lottery Ticket Sales Have Leveled, Sales to Meet Expectations this Year
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (October 10, 2007) -- The South Carolina Lottery Director reportedly told lawmakers at a hearing for Governor Sanford's executive budget that he expects the agency to..............Subscribers

Executive Director of the South Carolina Education Lottery Elected NASPL President
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (October 5, 2007) – The South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) Executive Director, Ernie Passailaigue, became President of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) after an election held during the NASPL meeting on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, in Lexington, Kentucky.................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.3

SCEL Celebrates Grand Opening of New Claims Center
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (September 25, 2007 ) – The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) proudly announces the grand opening of the new Columbia Claims Cente..............Subscribers

South Carolina Education Lottery Acknowledged for Excellence in Financial Reporting
 COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (September 25, 2007) – The Certificate of Achievement forr Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) by the ...........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.1

Get Crabby in Awendaw With SCEL!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (August 8, 2007) -- No hungry stomach is safe from the tempting fare of blue crabs steaming and frying at the annual Awendaw Blue Crab Festival............Subscribers

Instant Lottery Scam Brings Instant Arrest
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (August 2, 2007) -- Four former employees of a Bluffton convenience store and a fifth woman face additional charges for allegedly stealing more than $34,000 worth of instant lottery tickets in June..............Subscribers

“That’s The Ticket!” Summer Promotion Gives SCEL Players A Chance To Win A Summer Vacation
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (May 22, 2007) -- This summer, the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) will be flying the friendly skies – Lottery Style – with the THAT’S THE TICKET Summer Promotion..........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.9

SCEL Celebrates 5th Anniversary!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (January 8, 2007) -- Five years ago the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) made state history by selling its first ticket.  SCEL began with four instant tickets, and today has 38 different instant tickets and four number games..........Subscribers

Computer Glitch Causes Lottery To Hold Two Midday Drawings
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (January 8, 2007) -- Due to scheduling error, on Monday, January 8, 2007, the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) held two midday drawings..........Subscribers

Less Than A Week Remains For Your Chance To Win Carolina Millionaire Raffle!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (January 3, 2007) -- Nearly 70 percent of the South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) Carolina Millionaire Raffle tickets have been sold for the January 8 drawing...............................Subscribers

Are You SCEL’s Future Millionaire? Four SC Education Lottery Players Will Win $1 Million Each
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (November 28, 2006) --The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) wants you to be its next millionaire! SCEL will award more than $5 million in prizes with the best-ever on-line game odds on January 8, 2007 – the same day the Lottery will celebrate its 5th Anniversary..................................Subscribers

Lottery's First-Ever Millionaire Raffle!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (October 25, 2006) -- The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) is putting a new twist on an old game – the raffle.  The new limited-edition Carolina Millionaire Raffle will create four new millionaires in.............................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.4

SCEL Voted One of 2006 Best Places to Work in SC
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (October 12, 2006) -- The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.......................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.3

SC Lottery Receives Award of Excellence
Award Is Highest Form of Recognition For Governmental Accounting And Financial Reporting
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (October 3, 2006) -- The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) is the recipient of the highest award in governmental accounting and financial arenas – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting..........................Read the full story at: Vol.37 No.1

SCEL Contestants Vie For $20,000 On Game Show! -- Contestants will Appear on Carolina Power Deal!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (August 24, 2006) -- Six contestants will assemble in Columbia this weekend to participate in the first taping of the South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) game show, Carolina Power Deal!........................Subscribers

Lottery Introduces New Promotional Game Show!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (July 10, 2006) -- South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) officials want their players to picture themselves on a new statewide promotional game show................................Subscribers

New Lottery Ads Have A Unique Look and Feel
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (July 6, 2006) -- The South Carolina Education Lottery is taking a new tack in selling its newest game, relying on a familiar face, and a familiar taste......................Subscribers

New Lottery Chair Named
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (June 21, 2006) --Tim Madden has been elected to head the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) Commission................................Subscribers

SCEL’s Million Dollar Second-Chance Summer Promotion 
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (June 2006) --The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) and Pulliam Ford, based in Columbia, will hold a Mustang® Classic Car Rally on Saturday, June 10, at 1:30 p.m. to celebrate the launch of SCEL’s 2006 Million Dollar Second-Chance Summer Promotion...............................Read the full story at Vol.35 No.10

Six Appeal
USA (June 6, 2006) – Lottery players tend to play interesting combinations based on significant dates and news stories. The date, June 6, 2006, is made for conspiracy and end-of-the-world theorists, although the number sequence 6-6-6 is seldom associated with luck lottery players are an optimistic bunch.................................Subscribers

SC Lottery Commission to Elect New Chairman at Today Board Meeting
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (June 1, 2006) – John C.B. Smith Jr., the S.C. Education Lottery Commission’s first chairman, was reportedly replaced last week by Governor Sanford............................Subscribers

Lottery Chairman to Step Down
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (May 31, 2006) - The chairman of the South Carolina Education Lottery is reportedly stepping down....................Subscribers

SCEL Hits One Billion Dollars in Sales Milestone!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (May 9, 2006) -- As of 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2006, the South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) ticket sales will surpass the ..................................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.6

Lottery Opens New Claims Center
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (April 18, 2006) -- On Wednesday, April 19, 2006, the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) will open its newest lottery redemption center in........................Subscribers

Claims Center is Kept Busy, Players Win More Than $2.5 Million in Prizes
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (April 11, 2006):  The South Carolina Education Lottery’s (SCEL) Columbia Claims Center has been extremely busy in the last 24 hours.............................Subscribers

Lottery Chairman to be Replaced
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (March 27, 2006) – Governor Mark Sanford has reportedly told the chairman of the state Lottery Commission he will be replaced............................Subscribers

Powerplay? Option Gets A 10! -- “X10” Promotion is For a Limited Time Only
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (February 23, 2006):  Beginning March 2, 2006, South Carolina Powerball® players who purchase the PowerPlay® option will have a chance ..............................Subscribers

SC Lottery Border Retailers Brace for New Player, Unsure of NC Lottery's Effect
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (February 19, 2006) – Lottery retailers on the boarder of North Carolina expect much of their multi-state lottery business to be gone ............................Subscribers

Governor Proposes to Cut Lottery Retailers’ Remuneration
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA (January 9, 2006) – Governor Sanford has reportedly called for a reduction in lottery retailer’s commission from the current .......................Subscribers

SC Education Lottery Continues to Celebrate Milestones With Its 4th Anniversary!
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA (January 6, 2006):  In less than four years, South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) officials have achieved their most significant accomplishment...............................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.2