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South Carolina: Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
South Carolina has a state lottery, the South Carolina Education Lottery, created by the Education Lottery Act.
The first ticket was sold in January 2002. Proceeds go mostly to higher education, including scholarships and need-based grants, with a smaller share for K-12 programs; the legislature decides which programs get the money. The lottery sells the multistate Powerball and Mega Millions games.
What the law says
This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Education Lottery Act". ... There is created a commission to be known as the South Carolina Lottery Commission, which is deemed to be a public commission and an instrumentality of the State.
Sources
- S.C. Code §§ 59-150-10, 59-150-30 (Education Lottery Act) Official · scstatehouse.gov
- SC Education Lottery: About Official · sceducationlottery.com
- SC Education Lottery home (games) Official · sceducationlottery.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- South Carolina Education Lottery
- Phone
- 803-737-2002
- Website
- sceducationlottery.com
How bordering states compare
- Georgia Has a state lotteryGeorgia runs a state lottery, created by voters in 1992, that funds HOPE scholarships and pre-kindergarten.
- North Carolina Has a state lotteryNorth Carolina has a state lottery, the North Carolina Education Lottery, created by the 2005 State Lottery Act.
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