Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill requiring the state lottery to prominently disclose the odds of winning the biggest available prize in its game advertisements.Nebraska, Legislation, Government, Odds

A North Carolina grandfather is planning to retire, purchase his dream house, and spoil his 12 grandkids after winning a $10 million lottery prize.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina

A lottery game format that has grown in popularity in recent years is now finding its way to Wisconsin.Wisconsin, New Lottery Game, Canceled Lottery Game, Poker, All or Nothing

A new law passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed by the Governor prohibits the Virginia Lottery from disclosing information about big jackpot winners.Virginia, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

A hearing on an ex-lottery official’s “whistleblower complaint” grew heated Wednesday over the question of why a Connecticut Lottery Corp. drawing team entered the wrong numbers into a computerized “random number generator” on Jan. 1, 2018, in a million-dollar blunder that required a do-over drawing two weeks later and has never stopped causing trouble since.Legal, Connecticut, Error, Scandal, Raffle, Drawing

A second competing lottery bill was filed this week in the Alabama Senate that would establish a state lottery and limit it to paper-based games — a move that has drawn opposition in the past from senators who say it could give a major gambling entity in Alabama a unique advantage over others.Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Government

A Montreal couple got a double dose of good fortune after they found a $1 million lottery ticket in an old book just 48 hours before the deadline to claim.Winner Stories, Canada, Quebec

A 23-year-old farmer collected a €1 million (US$1.12 million) prize he had won in the Ireland Lottery just hours after his bank card was declined for lack of funds.Winner Stories, Ireland

A winning scratch-off lottery ticket has provided a ray of light for a North Carolina man who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina

Canadians will soon have a chance to win a bigger lottery jackpot — and twice as often.Changing Game, Canada, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game

Mitch Tracy beat the odds with a recent lottery ticket, but it didn’t turn him into a millionaire.Washington, Unusual, Lucky, Quick Pick, Lottery Tickets

Florida Lottery officials say they don’t anticipate problems as a multimillion-dollar upgrade of a vending system goes into place this month.Florida, IGT, Vendors, Technology, Announcement, Security

A couple that recently won a $50,000 Powerball lottery prize surprised the clerk that sold them the ticket with a portion of their winnings.Powerball, Oklahoma, Retailer, Multi-State Game, Money, Video

One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Wisconsin won the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Wednesday night.Powerball, Jackpots, Wisconsin, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

A Melbourne, Australia, man is $46.6 million richer after winning the lotto not once, but twice.Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Australia, Won multiple times

A senior California Lottery executive has been dismissed from his position six months after anonymous state employees sent a letter to the Governor’s Office complaining about rowdy behavior among a group of the lottery’s top brass.California, Administration, Complaints, Investigation, Fired, Government, Ethics

This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $750 million.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

A Kansas man who stopped to get gas and a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Kansas City, Missouri is now $50 million richer.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Missouri, Multi-State Game

After a 24th-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

The New Jersey Lottery held its Million Dollar Replay Grand Prize Drawing on March 8, 2019 at Asbury Park Convention Hall. A $50,000 prize winner from that drawing has been ruled ineligible and the Lottery will reselect that prize winner on March 20, 2019.New Jersey, Drawing, Second chance drawing