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Lottery partners with Hurricanes to debut Caniac Cashout game

January 8, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 8:32 AM
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The N.C. Education Lottery joined forces with the Carolina Hurricanes to bring the thrills of Canes hockey to a new digital instant game.

“Teaming up with the Carolina Hurricanes to launch Caniac Cashout is a real power play for our players and for hockey fans across the state,” said Mark Michalko, chief executive officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “With this new game, players can score big on the excitement of Hurricanes hockey while helping to deliver big wins for education in North Carolina.”

Caniac Cashout, available to play now, represents the first time an NHL licensed digital instant game launched in North America.

“We are thrilled to partner with the North Carolina Education Lottery to launch Caniac Cashout,” said Brian Fork, chief executive officer of the Carolina Hurricanes. “It’s a perfect way to provide a fun new game for our fans and support education all across North Carolina.”

The Caniac Cashout game features a top prize of $150,000. The game will include two game modes: home and away. Players can switch between these modes to enjoy their unique game features. They can also experience a fun hockey shootout if they reach the bonus round.

The odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 2 million. The overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.85.

Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

For details on how lottery funds make a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.


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1/12/2026 05:51 - Justin L.

Hey i made the deposit for the free games bonus but I have not gotten any free games after my deposit. I even tried making additional deposits but to no availNC Lottery
Sorry about that, Justin! If you reach out to our Online Support team at https://nclottery.com/Help, our team can look into this and help get this fixed for you.

1/09/2026 04:53 - NC Lottery

Hi, @Douglas H.! Due to character limits, we had to reply to your comment in a separate comment here. Sometimes, withdrawal requests may take additional time to process, though our goal is always to get players their winnings as quickly as possible. For a status update on your request, you can reach out to our Online Support team at https://nclottery.com/Help.

1/09/2026 04:11 - Douglas H.

Hello NCEL, my last three Digital winnings were never deposited from January 7th Never had issues before but this time they are nowhere to be found after two days. winnings that I get are usually deposited it within an hour. Now, the last three have not been deposited and it’s two days I contacted the lottery office. I was told that they can randomly take up to three days if they want to is this true? That makes me very concerned about playing online that if I win, I will not receive my winnings in a timely manner if they decide to randomly change the rules. I have never had it go past one hour to receive winnings. could you please explain some more of this to me because this has made me put an end to digital online play until I’m confident again that deposits will be made as promised within an hour which it states on the lottery page for the choice that I make to have the deposits. they verified all of my documentation is perfectly fine.

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