The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed a notice of appeal following the decision in June by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to find in favor of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission (NHLC) in the long-awaited ruling on last year’s revised opinion of the Wire Act by the DoJ.Legal, Online Gambling, Technology, New Hampshire, Online Ticket Sales, Government, Lawsuit

President/CEO Gregory Smith of the Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CLC) repeatedly refused last week to say why he placed CLC Vice President Chelsea Turner on paid administrative leave July 15 from her $190,000-a-year job under a state personnel regulation that provides for “investigation of alleged serious misconduct which could constitute just cause for dismissal.”Legal, Connecticut, Administration, Error, Scandal, Raffle, Drawing

As college students across Kentucky head back to school, a large number of them have proceeds from Kentucky Lottery sales to help pave the way.Financials, Kentucky, Scholarship, Education

Speednet Group, a leading lottery technology company, today announced the general availability of its latest version of the Lottery Post mobile website, which allows mobile users to install the site as an app on their phones.Lottery Post, Technology, Announcement, Web Site

A 28-year-old Arkansas woman, who only has played the lottery twice, Thursday claimed a lottery prize of $1 million.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Arkansas

Now he can buy a bigger boat.Winner Stories, Jackpots, North Carolina, Pick 5

Oregon residents who purchased Powerball lottery tickets over the weekend will want to double check the draw dates after a computer glitch caused some tickets to misstate which date the winning numbers will be drawn, lottery officials said Tuesday.Powerball, Oregon, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Announcement, Multi-State Game, Lottery Tickets

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