{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18c-162","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-162","heading":"Allocation of revenues.","body":"(a)\tThe Commission shall allocate revenues to the North Carolina State Lottery Fund in order to increase and maximize the available revenues for education purposes, and to the extent practicable, shall adhere to the following guidelines:\n(1)\tAt least fifty percent (50%) of the total annual revenues, as described in this Chapter, shall be returned to the public in the form of prizes.\n(2)\tAt least thirty-eight percent (38%) of the total annual revenues, as described in this Chapter, shall be transferred as provided in G.S. 18C-164.\n(3)\tNo more than five percent (5%) of the total annual revenues, as described in this Chapter, shall be allocated for payment of expenses of the Lottery.\n(4)\tNo more than seven percent (7%) of the face value of tickets or shares, as described in this Chapter, shall be allocated for compensation paid to lottery game retailers.\n(b)\tTo the extent that the expenses of the Commission are less than eight percent (8%) of total annual revenues, the Commission may allocate any surplus funds:\n(1)\tTo increase prize payments; or\n(2)\tTo the benefit of the public purposes as described in this Chapter.\n(c)\tUnclaimed prize money shall be held separate and apart from the other revenues and allocated as follows:\n(1)\tFifty percent (50%) to enhance prizes under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.\n(2)\tFifty percent (50%) to the Education Lottery Fund to be allocated in accordance with G.S. 18C-164(c). (2005-344, s. 1; 2005-276, s. 31.1(r); 2007-323, s. 5.2(c); 2009-357, s. 12; 2021-180, s. 4.3(b).)","path":["Chapter 18C. North Carolina State Lottery.","Article 7. North Carolina State Lottery Fund."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_18C/GS_18C-162.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:57:52Z","sha256":"152cc0006ec3256a643556e64458688bf7cfb8ee27a593c4111029a1435c96ec","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18c-161","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-18c-163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}