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Video: How to find the closest place to play

June 14, 2018 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:05 AM
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We want to make sure you have fun playing the lottery across North Carolina. We upgraded our retailer locator to make it easy for you to buy your favorite games no matter where you are in the state. 

Watch the video to see how it works, and then head over to https://www.nclottery.com/WhereToPlay  and check it out.
 

The first enhancement you’ll see is that we’ve implemented geolocation technology. You can search, using your device or computer, for a retailer within 2, 5, 10, or 20 miles of your location. You can also search by zip code or county.

The second enhancement allows you to narrow down your search results by choosing the “All Stores”, “Keno”, or “Play at the Pump” options.

With over 7,000 retailers selling lottery tickets, you’re going to see some clusters when the search results show up on the map.  If you click on the cluster, it will let you zoom in. You’ll see pushpins indicating the location of a retailer. If you click on a pushpin, the name, address, and a hyper-link to Google Maps will appear.

We hope this makes finding a place to play your favorite lottery game even easier.

 


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8/03/2018 12:54 - Alexander H.

A group of us have been meeting and playing Keno. None of our Keno tickets will scan. I've had to enter them manually. Any idea why? NC Lottery
We tested scanning today. All good on our end. Make sure your camera on the app is only seeing the bottom bar code. Perhaps fold the Keno ticket so only the bottom bar code is showing.

7/31/2018 05:49 - Daryl J.

I we'll be playing 8855 and 677 the next two week's try too help

7/29/2018 05:04 - Michael R.

Anywhere they sell tickets

6/14/2018 12:03 - Denver G.

Your new retail locator is the bomb! It is exactly what myself, Mike S and a lot of other players where asking for when Keno first came out. Thanks for listening and keep up the good work. I just bought a WORKS ticket online. I get one every Monday & Thursday. That way I'm covered for the week for all multi state drawings. Way better then store purchase. Get the points right away without having to enter/scan 4 tickets. NC Lottery
Thanks for the great feedback, Denver! We will share your kind words with the folks who worked hard to make these improvements happen. They will be happy to know you like it.

6/14/2018 11:33 - Denver G.

Hey LZ, I just saw on your banner headline someone won $50k on KENO. So I'm guessing they matched all 8 on an 8 spot $5 ticket. Right?NC Lottery
You are absolutely right, Denver.

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