The Mississippi Legislature is expected to pass a measure clarifying that tickets for state’s soon to be rolling lottery are exempt from sales taxes.Financials, Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Taxes, Mississippi, Government

A Maryland man said a piece of advice from a fortune cookie turned out to be prescient when he won a $100,000 lottery jackpot.Winner Stories, Maryland, Scratch Games

A father and his daughter were each fined $2.3 million for their roles in an insider lottery scam.Legal, Jackpots, Ontario LGC, Retailer, Theft, Canada, Canada Super7, Law Enforcement, Crime, Multi-Province Game

Four months after South Carolina’s first Mega Millions jackpot win, the staggering $1.5 billion prize remains unclaimed.Mega Millions, Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, South Carolina, Multi-State Game

A New York City park ranger from New Jersey who was furloughed during the partial federal government shutdown has claimed a $29.5 million lottery jackpot.New Jersey, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Government

New Jersey lawmakers are looking to protect state lottery winners from potential moochers and scammers by allowing them to remain anonymous.New Jersey, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

When the New Mexico Lottery introduced its latest lottery draw game, Pick 4, in early February, players had no idea that many of the tickets they purchased were completely worthless with no chance of winning.New Mexico, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Pick 4, Drawing

A family from a village outside Dublin, Ireland, has claimed a €175 million (US$198.7 million) EuroMillions jackpot after stashing the winning ticket in an Argos catalog under a mattress.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Euro Millions, Record, Ireland, Multi-Country Game

A group of Long Island area co-workers have claimed the $437 million Mega Millions jackpot for the January 1 drawing, the largest jackpot in New York Lottery history.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Jackpots, New York, Pool, Multi-State Game

An Estero man is taking home millions in Florida Lotto winnings, according to the Florida Lottery.Florida, Winner Stories, Jackpots

A Mega Millions ticket worth more than $1.5 billion purchased in October, 2018, will be worthless in about two months if no one comes forward to claim the cash.Mega Millions, Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, South Carolina, Multi-State Game

New Hampshire on Friday became the first state to legally challenge last month’s U.S. Department of Justice decision to revise the Federal Wire Act, filing a federal lawsuit that would halt enforcement of the opinion that could keep the state from selling lottery tickets online.Legal, Online Gambling, Technology, New Hampshire, Online Ticket Sales, Government, Lawsuit

A Lansing woman recently won three big Michigan Lottery prizes on the same day and one of them was worth $250,000.Winner Stories, Michigan, Keno, Won multiple times

A lottery winner in Jamaica who seemingly wanted to remain anonymous chose quite the mask to conceal his face.Winner Stories, International, Jamaica, Anonymous, Funny

A 48-year-old father of two from Owen Sound, Ontario, won just shy of $33.4 million (US$25.2 million) in the Feb. 2 Lotto 6/49 draw, Ontario’s gaming operator announced Monday.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Ontario LGC, Canada, Canada Lotto 6/49, Multi-Province Game

The New Hampshire Lottery is contemplating a lawsuit after the U.S. Justice Department deemed online lottery sales illegal.Legal, Technology, New Hampshire, Online Ticket Sales, Government, Lawsuit

A debt-ridden Scottish store clerk stole $2,000 worth of lottery scratch tickets from the store where he worked, and didn’t win a single penny.Legal, UK National Lottery, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime, Court

A family Christmas tradition of giving Connecticut Lottery tickets turned into a $3 million win.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Connecticut, Scratch Games, Holiday, Pool, Christmas, Multi-State Game

On Wednesday the Iowa legislature began what will likely be a long conversation over legalizing sports gambling in Iowa.Legislation, Iowa, Retailer, Sports Betting

Calgarian Alfonso Buonomo’s first reaction to learning he’d won a Lotto 6/49 windfall was to go grocery shopping.Winner Stories, Jackpots, WCLC, Canada, Canada Lotto 6/49, Multi-Province Game