A Maryland Lottery player followed up a big win two years ago with a $50,000 jackpot from a scratch-off ticket.Winner Stories, Maryland, Scratch Games, Won multiple times, Anonymous

Connecticut’s newest millionaire came forward Tuesday, cashing in a Lotto ticket worth a cool $21,365,302.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Connecticut

A 90-year-old North Dakota woman who was robbed of her life savings by a Jamaican lottery scam says she has been paid back only $287 of the $400,000 she’s owed.Legal, North Dakota, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Money

A 70-year-old Army veteran found himself counting cash on Veterans Day, after he won more than a quarter of a million dollars in the North Carolina Education Lottery.Winner Stories, Jackpots, North Carolina, Pick 5

A North Carolina woman who won a $50,000 lottery jackpot three days before her wedding scored another big win on her one year anniversary.Powerball, Winner Stories, North Carolina, Anniversary, Multi-State Game, Won multiple times, Second chance drawing

South Carolina residents will be receiving rebate checks from the SC Lottery, even if they have never played a single lottery game before.Mega Millions, Financials, Jackpots, South Carolina, Taxes, Government, Multi-State Game

A professional gambler traveled from Great Britain to Connecticut in recent weeks with an audacious plan — to spend as much as $2 million buying “Quick Pick” Lotto tickets by the hundreds of thousands at local convenience stores in hopes of winning the Nov. 1 near-record Connecticut Lotto jackpot of $25.8 million.Jackpots, Connecticut, Retailer, General Interest

The Massachusetts Lottery last week won a court fight over their efforts to fight suspected fraud.Legal, Massachusetts, Investigation, Won multiple times, Court, Lawsuit

An Illinois resident who won $500,000 in the state lottery has revealed he put half of it into Bitcoin (BTC) back in May.Winner Stories, Illinois, Scratch Games, Money, Bitcoin

A Massachusetts man won his second $1 million lottery payout last week — less than two years after drawing a lucky ticket for the first time.Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

New Jersey is celebrating the Golden Anniversary of voters approving the establishment of a State Lottery, which at the time made New Jersey only the third U.S. state to pass a legal lottery.New Jersey, Starting a Lottery, Anniversary, General Interest

In an age when more people are making purchases with plastic cards and digital devices, some Wisconsin lawmakers say it’s time for lottery players to be able buy tickets via debit payment instead of strictly with cash.Financials, Legislation, Wisconsin, Retailer, Yahoo

A bartender in Missouri received the tip of a lifetime — when a customer gave her a Powerball ticket that ended up winning $50,000.Powerball, Winner Stories, Missouri, Unusual, General Interest, Multi-State Game

A lucky Texan just won the biggest prize ever awarded to a single player in the state’s lottery.Mega Millions, Texas, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Record, Multi-State Game, Anonymous

The North Carolina lottery commission shared a heartwarming story about a cancer survivor who got lucky in more ways than one after snagging a winning scratch-off ticket.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina

A northern Michigan father of seven and grandfather of 21 was revealed Wednesday as the winner of an $80 million Powerball jackpot.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Michigan, Multi-State Game

Julia Earp of Wilmington, North Carolina, is the first player to spin the lottery’s Big Spin prize wheel and win $350,000, according to the NC Education Lottery.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Broadcast, Drawing, Video

Mississippi residents looking forward to buying lottery tickets for the multi-state Powerball and Mega Millions games now can mark their calendars.Mega Millions, Powerball, Starting a Lottery, Retailer, Mississippi, Announcement, Sales, Multi-State Game, Video

The hunt for a company to service the Pennsylvania Lottery’s games and gaming system for the next decade has proven to be a contentious and costly venture.Pennsylvania, Financials, IGT, Scientific Games, Vendors, Contract, Operations

In 1980, a church leader and trusted newsman exploited flaws in the Pennsylvania state lottery — and nearly got away with it.Legal, Pennsylvania, Scandal, Law Enforcement, Security, General Interest, Fraud, Crime, Cheating, Drawing