A Colorado man has won the lottery for the third time in a year and half for a total of $1 million.Winner Stories, Colorado, Scratch Games, Won multiple times, Second chance drawing

United Kingdom National Lottery operator Camelot has announced it will be increasing the prize amounts for its Lotto game.UK National Lottery, Jackpots, Changing Game, Announcement

The director of the West Virginia Lottery has resigned.West Virginia, Administration, Resignation, Director

When Mississippi starts their state lottery, Alabamians can head, north, south, east or west to buy a lottery ticket — but they still can’t buy one in their own state.Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Mississippi, Government

Mississippians are anxious to start playing lottery. State leaders said the first lottery tickets could go on sale in six months.Legislation, Administration, Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Government

The Mississippi House reversed itself Tuesday and passed a bill to create a state lottery in the Bible Belt state where churches have long opposed it.Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Government

A couple who lost their home to Hurricane Irma in the U.S. Virgin Islands say they will be able to rebuild their lives after winning a $325,000 prize on a $1 North Carolina lottery ticket.Winner Stories, Jackpots, North Carolina, General Interest, Pick 5, US Virgin Islands

How a rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery and won millions of dollars around the world.Virginia, Insider Buzz, International, Jackpots, Pool, General Interest

Five players in a UK National Lottery raffle missed out on becoming millionaires after a technical fault on its website hid winning tickets, it can be revealed.UK National Lottery, Winning Ticket Announcement, Error, Technology, Lottery Results, Raffle, Web Site

Mississippi could be inching closer to creating a lottery and leaving the list of six states that don’t offer the game of chance.Legislation, Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Government

New research suggests that more money really does lead to a more satisfying life. Surveys of thousands of Swedish lottery winners have provided persuasive evidence of this truth.After the Big Win, Study, General Interest, Money

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he won’t block a proposal from the lottery from passing his chamber “if the votes are there” among Republicans.Legal, Pennsylvania, Online Gambling, New Lottery Game, Technology, Casino, Lawsuit

How a rogue Romanian economist legally gamed the lottery and won millions of dollars around the world.Virginia, Insider Buzz, International, Jackpots, Pool, General Interest

The Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday rolled out the latest addition to its line-up with the introduction of a simulated sports games that may appeal to football and auto racing fans.Pennsylvania, Online Gambling, New Lottery Game, Technology, Casino, Sports Betting, Sports

Authorities have arrested three San Jose, California, men and are seeking at least one other suspected of breaking into Bay Area businesses to steal lottery scratch-off tickets.Legal, California, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime

The California Lottery is postponing a planned sales conference in the wake of an anonymous employee’s recent complaint to Gov. Jerry Brown about senior leaders behaving inappropriately at a Southern California bar two years ago.California, Administration, Complaints, Announcement, Government, Ethics

In Japan, sales of Takarakuji lottery tickets issued by prefectural governments and ordinance-designated major cities totaled ¥786.6 billion (US$7.1 billion) in fiscal 2017, down 6.9 percent from the year before.International, Financials, Sales, Japan

Legalization of sports betting in West Virginia has reached another milestone, with the issuing of the first sports betting licenses by the state Lottery Commission.West Virginia, Casino, Sports Betting

A single ticket sold in New York state won Saturday’s Powerball jackpot worth $245.6 million, lottery officials announced early Sunday.Powerball, Jackpots, New York, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

A package of bawdy photos allegedly showing senior state Lottery leaders carrying on at a Southern California piano bar, with one image showing an official putting his head up a woman’s shirt, was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown’s office last week in an appeal from an anonymous employee urging the administration to investigate the department.California, Administration, Complaints, Government, Ethics, Director