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NeoPollard Interactive Announces Addition of Pick 3 and Pick 4 to North Carolina Education Lottery's Online Play
NeoPollard Interactive Announces Addition of Pick 3 and Pick 4 to North Carolina Education Lotter...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n NeoPollard Interactive Announces Addition of Pick 3 and Pick 4 to North Carolina Education Lottery's Online Play\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n LANSING, Mich.\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 27, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n NeoPollard Interactive LLC\n \n (\"NeoPollard Interactive\" or \"NPi\"), jointly owned by Pollard Banknote Limited (\"Pollard Banknote\";\n \n TSX: PBL\n \n ) and NeoGames S.A. (\n \n Nasdaq: NGMS\n \n ), is pleased to announce that the North Carolina Education Lottery (\"Lottery\") has expanded its Online Play offerings with the introduction of Pick 3 and Pick 4. Launched on\n \n February 6, 2023\n \n , these games complement the Lottery's existing online draw game offerings of Powerball®, Mega Millions®, Lucky for Life®, and\n \n Carolina Cash\n \n 5.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Powered by NPi's NeoDraw Interactive Central Gaming System, players can now purchase Pick 3 and Pick 4 tickets for up to 14 upcoming draws. Number selection can be done in several ways: by generating a random set of numbers with the \"Quick Pick\" feature, by using saved favorite numbers, or by building a new set of numbers. Players can also select the Fireball add-on feature for more combinations to match and win.\n \n \n The Lottery's Online Play program has performed exceptionally well—experiencing incredible sales growth of 224% since launching with NPi in fiscal year (FY) 2020. In FY 2022, 22% of draw games sold at retail and online in\n \n North Carolina\n \n were sold through the Lottery's Online Play program. North Carolinians benefit from this growth, with programs aimed at building and repairing schools, making college more affordable through scholarships and grants, supporting school systems with the costs of school staff and transportation, and providing a free academic preschool to at-risk children in the Pre-K program. The launch of Pick 3 and Pick 4—responsible for over 60% of the Lottery's retail draw game sales in FY 2022—through Online Play will help incre...