North Carolina will soon have a lottery. Most UNCW students asked in an informal poll are in favor of a lottery and will buy the dollar tickets. Although, a few opposed it and some of the 20 students polled hadn’t heard about the recently approved N.C. lottery.

“Oh yeah, I’ll bet on the lottery,” senior Blake Goodwin said. “You never know for a dollar, you could just win.” Goodwin, a marketing and management major from Raleigh said he thinks the lottery is a good thing. “It’ll raise money for education and in North Carolina the schools can use the help.”

Senior Lindsey Lewis hadn’t heard of the N.C. lottery. “Guess I don’t know much about it, but I do know people who drive to South Carolina for it,” she said.

“I’m neutral on it,” said senior Jamie Anderson. “I’m not for it or against it. I’d probably buy a ticket now and then,” the environmental science major said. “Actually, I won eight dollars in the Virginia lottery once.”

Junior Jarod Leggett was one of the few students against the lottery. “I don’t like it,” the accounting major said. “I feel that way for religious reasons. My church leaders are against it and I agree with them.”

Freshman Anthony Zefiretto said he thinks it’s a good way to raise money for education. “People are always gambling on something. I think buying stocks is gambling and just as risky,” the business major said. “This way, even if you lose, the money goes for education.”

“I just don’t care about the lottery,” said Tamara Paul, a junior creative writing major. “So, I guess it’s just fine.”