Ethics question arise in first month of N.C. Lottery Commission
(WRAL.com) – The N.C. Lottery Commission has been on the job for less than a month, but the nine-member board has already come under fire as one of the members has been asked to step down. The heat is focused on Kevin Geddings, who was appointed to the lottery commission by N.C. House Speaker Jim Black.
Because of his ties to Scientific Games, a Georgia company that’s expected to seek a contract to run North Carolina’s lottery, critics said Geddings could not be objective. Both the Raleigh News & Observer and the state Republican Party have called on Geddings to resign from the commission, which will decide what kinds of games will be available for play in North Carolina.
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