Two years after winning $2 million in a New Jersey Lottery scratch-off game, a New Jersey man hit it big again — this time with a scratch-off ticket that proved to be worth $250,000.New Jersey, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

A longtime Maryland Lottery player made a trip to Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on Sept. 13 to collect his third five-figure prize in two decades.Winner Stories, Maryland, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

Several D.C. Council members are asking whether the $215 million lottery and sports gambling contract the council approved this summer fulfills local business subcontracting requirements. This week, they got an answer from a high-level District staffer: Everything’s fine.Legal, Vendors, Washington DC, Contract, Sports Betting, Intralot

A Florida man who won a $52 million lottery jackpot in 2010 wants to use some of his millions to breathe new life into the streets of Sistrunk, a historically black northwestern section of Fort Lauderdale.Florida, Winner Stories, After the Big Win, General Interest

Ever since he won $500 in the lottery 20 years ago, one 65-year-old New Castle, Delaware, man has been playing the same numbers over and over, hoping they’d pay off again. Winner Stories, Delaware, Multi-State Game, Lucky for Life

An Oregon cancer survivor’s lucky streak continued this month with a $4.6 million lottery win, according to state officials.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Oregon

Though officials say the vast majority of the 10,500 Michigan lottery retailers deal honestly with both the agency and their customers, a few are always looking for a new way to game the system. It’s the job of the lottery agency’s eight-person security unit, which handles about 1,500 cases a year, to investigate those offenders, and, if necessary, shut them down.Legal, Scratch Games, Retailer, Security, Illegal Activities, Crime, Microsoft

A Missouri couple who won a $3.7 million lottery prize in 2007 saw their luck heat up a second time last week, narrowly missing out on another multi-million dollar prize.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Missouri, Multi-State Game, Won multiple times

A website that was set up for people with losing tickets to seek refunds under a $4.3 million lottery scam settlement is now functioning.Insider Buzz, Legal, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Web Site

A California grocery store manager will need to fill a new employee opening after one lucky worker won a $9 million jackpot and quit.Winner Stories, California, Jackpots, Retailer, Video

A Michigan couple who won $500,000 on a state lottery scratch-off ticket in 2016 has been charged in a string of burglaries.Legal, Winner Stories, Michigan, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime

The Greek company Intralot, which last month received a $215 million contract to bring sports gambling to the nation’s capital and to continue running its lottery, says more than half the work will go to a small D.C. firm — a condition that helped the gaming giant win the no-bid contract.Legal, Vendors, Washington DC, Contract, Sports Betting, Intralot

Two state employees describe ‘getting the job done’ at the beleaguered Connecticut Lottery Corporation, while working in an environment described by colleagues in an internal survey as “fear-based,” “toxic” and “North Korea-like.”Connecticut, Opinion, Scandal, General Interest, Investigation, Headquarters, Government

He waited nearly 10 months to claim his lottery winnings because, he said, he felt so overwhelmed by the size of his luck.Winner Stories, Jackpots, WCLC, Canada, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game, Video

What it’s like to be one of the people whose job is to make uplifting calls that change lives.Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, General Interest, Camelot Group

An Iowa journalist who wrote a book about the lottery insider who rigged jackpots in several states has been subpoenaed to turn over notes related to his reporting.Powerball, Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Book, Multi-State Game

Lawyers reversed course on Tuesday and dropped a subpoena in which they had ordered an Iowa journalist to turn over notes related to his book about a lottery industry insider who rigged jackpots in several states.Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game

A Florida man finally has his lottery prize after a local media investigation exposed a state error.Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Dispute, Investigation, Government, News Media, Video

Two Canadian women who have been friends for more than five decades won a $2 million lottery prize, the British Columbia Lottery announced.Winner Stories, British Columbia Lottery, Canada, Pool

A longtime sales supervisor for the Massachusetts State Lottery was fired Tuesday after he was seen cashing winning instant tickets, a state official said, sparking fear that the lottery’s supposedly strict security protocols may have been violated.Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Theft, Security, Fired, Crime