In the months ahead, the smallest state’s biggest controversy is expected to be a high-stakes battle over whether IGT gets to run the state’s lottery system and provide slot machines at Twin River’s casinos through 2043.Rhode Island, Financials, IGT, Vendors, Contract, Casino, Government, Operations
A UK couple who got their claws on a £1 million (US$1.2 million) lottery prize thanked their pet cat for the win.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Scratch Games
After years of waiting, Jeremy McLean of Roanoke Rapids can finally marry the woman of his dreams thanks to a $100,000 lottery prize.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina
A 24-year-old Amazon worker is celebrating after becoming the first person to win the National Lottery’s £10,000 a month for the next 30 years.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Annuity
We’ve all daydreamed about an unexpected windfall that would change our luck. But what’s it really like to come into money? Meet five people who did.Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, General Interest, Article, Money
A man who won the lottery in North Carolina says his pencil picked the winning number for him.Winner Stories, North Carolina, Mystical, Pick 5
These days people are conditioned to be suspicious of notifications of lottery wins that unexpectedly arrive, so one could be sympathetic when a Michigan man first thought his real winner alert was a hoax.Powerball, Winner Stories, Michigan, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Multi-State Game
An Oregon Air Force veteran almost let a fortune slip right out of his hands.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Oregon
A winner has come forward to claim the $198 million Powerball jackpot drawn on July 13, receiving the prize anonymously through a trust.Powerball, Tennessee, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Anonymous
People living in West Alabama will soon be able to test their luck in the lottery. Scratch-off ticket sales were set to begin December 1st, 2019 in Mississippi.Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Mississippi, Sales
One lucky person will get to start 2020 with $1 million in their pocket — and Jessie James Decker will announce the winner.Powerball, Event, Promotion, Holiday, Announcement, Multi-State Game
An Arkansas woman is a millionaire after cashing in losing lottery tickets.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Arkansas, Second chance drawing
A North Carolina man was about to throw three scratch-off lottery tickets away after none of them won much when he noticed the ticket mentioned that a second-chance drawing was available.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Second chance drawing
Multiple people, including one county employee, have been called to testify in a federal probe into an alleged illegal lottery contest that hundreds of Hudson County employees pay a $20 fee to enter, multiple sources told The Jersey Journal.New Jersey, Legal, Law Enforcement, Pool, Investigation, Illegal Activities, Crime
Authorities arrested a woman and her son on drug charges hours after they claimed a $20,000 lottery prize.Florida, Legal, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime
A North Carolina man was a millionaire, only he didn’t know it.Powerball, Winner Stories, South Carolina, North Carolina, Multi-State Game
A big surprise came to a woman in the small city of Brier after discovering she had won the $12.2 million Washington Lottery jackpot. The woman and her husband — who wished to remain anonymous — came forward Friday with the winning ticket.Winner Stories, Washington, Jackpots, Anonymous
A class-action lawsuit to benefit potentially millions of owners of losing tickets linked to the largest lottery scam in U.S. history has been settled for $4.3 million, according to a statement sent by an attorney in the case.Insider Buzz, Legal, Jackpots, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Law Enforcement, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Lawsuit
An Illinois correctional officer has been charged with forging a lottery ticket worth tens of thousands of dollars.Illinois, Scratch Games, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime
Despite a growing number of unusual and explosive controversies exposed at the Connecticut Lottery during an investigation, the lottery is not addressing the incidents publicly.Legal, Connecticut, Error, Scandal, Law Enforcement, Investigation, Government, Raffle, Drawing