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6A NEWS/Ukc Ctrlitte Thursday, March 2, 2005 TICKET TO PRORTABILITY PHOTO/CUFTTIS WILSON Liz Williams, co-owner of Mr. Jim's Pizza on West Boulevard, is among the first Charlotte businesses to take delivery of N.C. Lottery machines. Williams, who applied for a license in December, said the lottery will be good for business. Businesses have lottery fever Continued from page 1A for retail machines, which will be put to use with Bcratch-oir games in the next month. An assortment of business owners have applied, said N.C. Lottery Elxecutive Director Tbm Shaheen “It’s been very positive so far, most of the retailers we have encountered have been very excited,” he said. 'We are getting applications from all areas ” African Americans are par ticipants in selling lottery tickets, although Shaheen said he did not have statistics on the number who have applied for retail machines. Shaheen said he did not believe that presence of retail machines in African American communities would alter the socioeconom ic complexion of the commu nity “I don't think it will impact life any differently in the African American communi ty than it does anywhere else,” he said. In my experi ence, lottery players come from all walks of life. If they are going to play, theyTl play Medical Benefits - Introductory Offer ~ ,;-nr $24,95 Individual 'fiij $29,95 Entire Hou8ehold...Plu8 > DENTAL • VISION • CHIROPRACTIC CARE & PRESCRIPTION CARDS Contact Mr. Vaughn: 704.277.4077 2nd month premiums $49.95 and $59.95 respectively What could make our EquityLine even better? A special low introductory rate. 4.50 O/ /o APR^ for 4 months, with no closing costs Current APR* as low as 7.00 o/ /o Prime minus 1/2% lo learn more, call or stop by your local branch today. RRST CmZENS Bvvk Founded in 1898 firstcitizens.com 1.888.FC DIRECT : PR'DE IN AWEPICA Mtffltvr fDtC. CquA( HouciRt Lwidtr *A.50% APR (Oirr«nt as of V1 AW is for nrst A oorrfAM Mlinf cycias arxl is availa&to for crtft Knts of S5.000 or moi«. AAv tnat. fof $100,000 or mort rt* APR isPftmt minus t/2% (7.00% APR as of 3/l/W apO r«r£(|ucvlin*sor$50.000toS>9.9Min«APRlsPnnMmin(iSl/4%(7.39%APRa5orVl/06). ConaausforAPf^ on OAdR NMS t«ss man SSO.OOO. APRS may vary. Ma4mum APR is 1S%. *Prun« rata* i$Tr>«hi$n*sptlm«rau puM on tr» las busnuss oay or m« pravious catandar mcnm m m Monty Ram taM or Tht mw srrmioumti. ^optrtv msuranct rt|uirta Hood insuranct mayM rtqUrto. Exttrnai appratsac t rt^uirti], isma rtsponstiiBTy cT tht Portowti. UmRtd Vnt ofTtr m« may P« wHthdravm or cnan^ad at any tlmt Mmout nonet. Normal ertOK approval appits. ^ru>A rtsPinionsfr^ayappaif. ^Harris Teeter ^ sTfnVl WEEKLY no matter what their ethnic background is.” Liz Williams, who applied for a retail machine in December, says the machines will be good for business. “You actually get a percent age of every ticket sold,” she said. “Also, I’m an educator, and it’s an education lottery I’m all about education.” F^ricos Iri TKis Ef‘^erti-vns ^4arcH 1, 200^ TKrovigH Tvaesday, K^tArcK 7, 2C)0^ Irx Otxr iTtor^s only. WiB Roservhs TKe To Limit: None Sold To Oealers. We Gladly .Accept Federal Food Stamps.
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