One lucky ticket sold in Florida matched all six numbers in the Powerball lottery drawing Wednesday night, according to lottery officials.Powerball, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

An Alabama lawmaker says he plans to propose an amendment to the state’s constitution to put an education lottery on the ballot for citizens to vote on in November.Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Government

An Alabama lawmaker says he plans to propose an amendment to the state’s constitution to put an education lottery on the ballot for citizens to vote on in November.Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Government

A Nebraska legislator has introduced a bill that would allow Nebraska Lottery players who win $300,000 or more to remain anonymous, blocking their names from being released by creating a new exemption to the Nebraska Public Records laws.Nebraska, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

Speednet Group, a leading lottery technology company, today announced a new voice synthesis feature for the Lottery Post website that can speak the winning numbers at the tap of a button.Lottery Post, Technology, Announcement, Lottery Results

A Massachusetts man says two women cheated him out of $4 million in lottery winnings by taking advantage of his inability to read or speak English.Legal, Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Theft, Crime, Lawsuit

In today’s meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation’s board of directors, Lottery President and CEO Tom Delacenserie announced his retirement effective March 6.Administration, Kentucky, Announcement, Retire, Director

Lottery winners in New Jersey will have the option to remain anonymous under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday.New Jersey, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

Later this year the Texas Lottery will expand its pilot program that sells lottery tickets at store checkout lines.Texas, Retailer, Technology, Sales, Ticket Machine, Lottery Tickets

Laundry day got very exciting for an Oregon man who accidentally washed his wallet, with a Megabucks ticket worth $8.4 million inside. Fortunately, it survived, even though two less-valuable tickets didn’t.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Oregon, Unusual

A Canadian man is $70 million (US$53.7 million) richer after winning a record-breaking Lotto Max lottery jackpot in the Greater Toronto Area.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Ontario LGC, Canada, Record, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game

Big jackpot winners and lucky scratch-off ticket holders in New Jersey are one step closer to keeping their winnings a secret after the state Assembly passed a bill that would shield the identity of lottery winners in the state.New Jersey, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

A cyber-criminal has been jailed for nine months for committing offenses against the United Kingdom National Lottery.Legal, International, UK National Lottery, Technology, Law Enforcement, Security, Fraud, Crime, Court

The New Jersey Lottery, one of the largest lotteries and the third-oldest in the United States, kicked off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary Thursday with a heavily-attended event at a mall in central New Jersey.New Jersey, Event, Anniversary, General Interest

Next week will mark a quarter of a century since the first National Lottery draw and to mark it, we have tracked down one of the first batch of millionaires it created.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, Anniversary, General Interest, Money

Two men in Mississippi wanted to claim a $100,000 lottery prizes so bad, they glued the winning numbers onto a losing ticket, authorities said.Legal, Scratch Games, Mississippi, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Arrest, Crime

In the first days of the new year, records are already being broken in Lotto Max, one of Canada’s nationwide lottery games.Jackpots, Canada, Record, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game

In the first days of the new year, records are already being broken in Lotto Max, one of Canada’s nationwide lottery games.Jackpots, Canada, Record, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game

A UK couple won a £2 million (US$2.6 million) lottery jackpot three days before finding out that their teenage son was clear of cancer.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, General Interest

Victims of the largest lottery scam in U.S. history are expected to pocket only a small fraction of a $4.3 million settlement because of a lack of applicants laying claim to the money, court records show.Insider Buzz, Legal, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Web Site, Court, MUSL