A winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Michigan expired Wednesday and the $1 million prize went to the state School Aid Fund.Mega Millions, Unclaimed Prize, Michigan, Multi-State Game

The Lottery Places mobile app for iPhone, Android, and Windows will be featured on the Discovery Channel Friday morning, Aug. 7, on the 7:00 AM program NewsWatch TV.Insider Buzz, Retailer, Technology, Broadcast, Television

Half of all lottery retailers across New Jersey were not been able to issue any tickets from Friday night through Monday as a result of a “technical issue,” a state Treasury spokesman confirmed Monday.New Jersey, GTECH, Systems Problem, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine

Five years since winning $1 million, Bob Boehm stands in roughly the same place.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Iowa, After the Big Win, Multi-State Game

A suspect is in a Houston-area hospital after fleeing the scene of a daring robbery in Conroe and causing a serious traffic accident as he was attempting to make his getaway.Texas, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime

A Queens, New York, man claims one of his best friends is bilking him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, after improbably striking the jackpot on a lottery ticket the two had agreed to split — and refusing to share the million dollar bounty.Legal, New York, Scratch Games, Dispute, Pool, Lawsuit

Play at the Pump, the California Lottery’s latest expansion of the lotto market, is both convenient and controversial.California, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine

Imagine having lottery tickets worth $10,000, and then realizing you had thrown them away.Georgia, Winner Stories, Retailer, Pick 3

The Texas Lottery today announced a new series of scratch-off games called Set For Life, offering players the chance to win as much as $5,000 per week for the next 20 years.Texas, Scratch Games, New Lottery Game

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley took his campaign for tax increases and budget reform to the Bessemer Chamber of Commerce today, where he was asked about whether he’s concerned that Alabamians buy lottery tickets in other states.Financials, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Taxes

The head of Serbia’s national lottery has resigned after a television graphic during this week’s draw appeared to predict a winning number.International, Error, Resignation, Television, Drawing, Director

St. Louis’ newest millionaires are two city employees who bought a winning Powerball ticket this month.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Missouri, Multi-State Game

Paying it forward is the plan for a loyal Michigan Lottery player from Otsego County who won a $13.1 million Lotto 47 jackpot.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Michigan, Retailer, Anonymous

A professional truck driver for nearly 30 years will be retiring early thanks to a lottery ticket he purchased at a Pennsylvania travel plaza.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Pennsylvania, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

North Carolina single mother Marie Holmes, who won the $188 million Powerball lottery in February, was arrested on July 23 for marijuana possession.Powerball, Winner Stories, North Carolina, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime, Multi-State Game

A Canadian man survived being hit by lightning when he was a teenager and now he’s won the lottery — both events combined come to about a 1 in 2.6 trillion chance.Winner Stories, Atlantic Lottery Corporation, Canada, Canada Lotto 6/49, Lucky, Odds, Multi-Province Game

Just two weeks remain for the lucky Michigan winner of a $1 million Mega Millions prize to come forward and claim the big prize.Mega Millions, Unclaimed Prize, Michigan, Multi-State Game

A $55 million (US$42.4 million) Lotto Max jackpot, the largest in Quebec’s history, went to a group of workers in Boucherville, with each taking home $2.75 million.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Canada, Pool, Quebec, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game

Jurors convicted a former Iowa lottery security official of two counts of fraud Monday for rigging a Hot Lotto drawing to win $14.3 million.Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Trial, Multi-State Game, Court