New Lottery Commissioner
The NC Lottery Commission named Tom Shaheen, currently New Mexico's lottery boss, to start up the Tar Heel game.
Shaheen is 52, married, with two children in their 20s. A Detroit native, he has worked for lotteries in Florida, Georgia and Texas. Shaheen also said he is an Atlanta Braves fan.
More to come in tomorrow's paper.
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