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South Carolina Education Lottery outlines operations, transfers and forecasting uncertainties
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The South Carolina Education Lottery described its operations, staffing, retailer network, historical transfers to education and forecasting approach; officials said the agency is cash‑only by statute and said allowing debit cards would likely boost transfers but lacks nearby state examples.
At a meeting of the Higher Education Subcommittee, Dolly Garfield, director of the South Carolina Education Lottery, described the agency’s operations, financial flows and efforts to protect player anonymity.
Garfield said the lottery is self‑sustaining and governed by a nine‑member board of commissioners that approves advertising, the annual budget and game changes. “We are completely self sustained and self funded,” Garfield told the subcommittee.
Garfield said the lottery employs roughly 145 people, including 68 full‑time staff at the Columbia business office, a claims center on Assembly Street, and about 49 field staff who service retailers. The lottery works with approximately 3,900 retailers across the state. She said the agency offers two types of games in South…
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