A dropped scratch-off lottery ticket led to the capture of an Arlington Heights, Illinois, man who took off with more than $8,000 in a Palatine bank robbery last week.Legal, Illinois, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime

After 21 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

A woman who scammed elderly Americans out of their life savings verbalized a moment of repentance at her sentencing.Legal, Scam, Theft, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime

The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Autumn climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

When Pearlie Mae Smith and her seven adult children won a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot in 2016, they promised to give 10 percent of their winnings — the largest jackpot ever won in New Jersey — to their church and to help others. It was a promise kept to the fullest.Powerball, New Jersey, Winner Stories, Jackpots, After the Big Win, Education, Charity, Multi-State Game

Jim Hayes won the jackpot of a lifetime and spent big on Lamborghinis and Vegas gambling trips. Then his life went south and he turned to crime.Legal, Winner Stories, California, After the Big Win, Theft, Law Enforcement, General Interest, Crime

A Staten Island, New York, man came forward Thursday to officially claim a $245.6 million Powerball jackpot.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, New York, Multi-State Game

The Season 5 premiere of HGTV’s “My Lottery Dream Home” just scored the series’ best Nielsen numbers ever, hauling in 3.3 million total viewers and a 0.85 rating among adults 25-54.Insider Buzz, General Interest, Broadcast, Television, Entertainment

A handful of people seem to have been winning the Colorado Lottery a bit more often than the odds would dictate, raising the specter of possible wrongdoing, a state audit revealed Monday.Colorado, Retailer, Pick 3, Audit, Pick 5

A 66-year-old man who’s played the lottery his entire adult life is the newest lottery millionaire in New York.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games

Five veteran Lottery employees on Thursday demanded that senior department executives resign amid investigations into hiring practices and alleged misconduct on a work-related trip two years ago.California, Administration, Complaints, Government, Ethics, Director

One day after lawmakers asked tough questions about leadership at the West Virginia Lottery, Gov. Jim Justice has named John Myers as director of the agency.West Virginia, Administration, Director

A Virginia man Wednesday had three minutes to fill a shopping cart with $750 worth of groceries after winning the Virginia Lottery’s Mega Grocery Shopping Dash.Virginia, Winner Stories, Promotion, Retailer

An Australian man who won a lottery prize worth $3.5 million said it wasn’t entirely a surprise — he had dreamed the win just three weeks earlier.Winner Stories, International, Australia, Mystical

A family dispute over a $1.2 million lottery prize won in July was settled Monday after a five-hour settlement conference.Insider Buzz, Legal, Winner Stories, Atlantic Lottery Corporation, Dispute, Canada, Charity, Raffle, Lawsuit

Try as it might, China’s sole form of legal gambling simply can’t escape allegations of corruption committed by the officials in charge.International, Administration, Corruption, Government, China

A federal jury in North Dakota on Friday convicted a Rhode Island woman of helping scam elderly Americans out of millions of dollars, capping a large-scale Jamaican lottery scam case that authorities have been investigating and prosecuting for six years.Legal, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Trial, Court

Imagine starting life after graduation with a $2,000 a month head start. That’s exactly what one Connecticut woman did.Winner Stories, Connecticut, Scratch Games, Annuity

Sales are being stopped for one of the Iowa Lottery’s $5 instant-scratch games.Iowa, Scratch Games, Error, Lottery Tickets

New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey is urging New Jersey Lottery players to get their Pick 6 game tickets as early as possible in advance of the Thursday, September 13 drawing for the $16.7 million jackpot.New Jersey, Jackpots