The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) has released its results for the 2022 fiscal year. During 2022, the NCEL reported a 26% increase in online draw games and reached a total of $81.7m in sales.
Its Mega Millions, Powerball, Lucky For Life and Carolina Cash 5 accounted for a large portion of the fiscal year’s total. According to the report, 20% of the state’s total draw games sales came from online purchases, while 76% of online sales where conducted through mobile devices.
NCEL Executive Director Mark Michalko said: "The North Carolina Education Lottery is thrilled with our FY 2022 results and the success we saw from our Online Play, loyalty, and mobile application offerings.
"The innovations introduced provide more opportunities for players to engage with our brand across channels, supporting our mission to maximize the money the lottery can raise for education. We look forward to continued collaboration with NPi in the coming years."
The NCEL noted that its online play program expanded significantly during the 2022 fiscal year through adding payment features like PayPal to its list of options. It uses NeoPollard Interactive’s (NPi) NeoSphere iLottery platform for its online play platform.
NeoPollard Interactive Co-CEO Doug Pollard took a moment to congratulate the North Carolina Education Lottery on its achievements.
He said: "We congratulate the North Carolina Education Lottery on a marvelous FY 2022. The Lottery's success is a testament to its ability to attract and engage players across multiple channels through our best-in-class iLottery, loyalty, and mobile application solutions."
NeoPollard Interactive Co-CEO Mot Malul commented: "NPi is honored to be the North Carolina Education Lottery's partner as it experiences this incredible accomplishment.
"Through our collaborative partnership with the Lottery, we will continue to provide the Lottery with new and innovative iLottery features to help generate additional revenue for education across the state."
