A Michigan man’s lottery strategy doesn’t seem so odd anymore after winning $2 million on a Michigan Lottery instant ticket.Winner Stories, Michigan, Scratch Games

In the last six months, one California man has claimed four winning lottery tickets, together worth more than $6 million.Winner Stories, California, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

West Virginia Lottery revenue continued to climb in April, as more money spent on video lottery and traditional online and scratch-off games offset declining revenue numbers at the state’s racetrack casinos.West Virginia, Financials, Sports Betting

Police in a small Connecticut town said a former gas station worker in stole more than $25,000 in scratch-off lottery ticket revenue from the business.Legal, Connecticut, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime

IGT, the company that runs Rhode Island’s electronic lottery systems, is the sole bidder for a contract to run the state’s proposed foray into sports betting.Rhode Island, IGT, Vendors, Sports Betting

A single ticket sold in New Jersey has won the $315.3 million Powerball jackpot in Saturday’s drawing, lottery officials announced early Sunday.Powerball, New Jersey, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

An unemployed father from Norwood, New York, won $5 million from a lottery scratch off ticket he bought April 24 — and he wants to keep the details of his windfall quiet.Legal, Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games, Anonymous, Lawsuit

A Wisconsin woman who won the lottery will not be receiving all her winnings due to thousands of dollars of outstanding debts.Winner Stories, Wisconsin, Scratch Games, Government, Court

A phone scammer made a grave error when he dialed Officer Jeff Bowling and attempted to access his personal information last week.Legal, Scam, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Sweepstakes, Video

Murphy’s ship had finally come in. Or so it seemed. She imagined paying off the mortgages of her children and grandchildren and setting up bank accounts for her two little great-grandchildren. Instead, she had been scammed, and her gullibility cost her nearly $28,000.Scam, Fraud, Crime, Sweepstakes

Lawyers for newly-formed trusts are increasingly claiming Massachusetts Lottery prizes, as big winners do what they can to avoid being publicly identified.Legal, Winner Stories, Massachusetts, General Interest, Anonymous

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law that bars gambling on individual sporting events in most of the country, in a ruling likely to unleash a race among the states to attract billions of dollars in legal wagers.New Jersey, Legal, Gambling, Sports Betting, Sports

Georgia has joined a small but growing number of states that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.Georgia, Legislation, Anonymous

A Davenport, Iowa, man on Thursday claimed a $4.38 million lottery jackpot, acknowledging he had beaten long odds to win a jackpot with a ticket he received as a free play in a lottery promotion.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Iowa, Multi-State Game, Lotto America

You’re out of luck if you planned on buying Powerball or Pick 3 tickets in South Carolina on Mother’s Day morning.South Carolina, GTECH, Vendors, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine, Operations

The head of the city’s oldest credit union embezzled money from the fund for years — splurging on millions worth of lottery tickets — by submitting bogus invoices for dental work and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.Insider Buzz, Legal, New York, Theft, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime

Iowa Lottery officials say a Lotto America ticket bought at a convenience store in Davenport is worth nearly $4.4 million.Jackpots, Iowa, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game, Lotto America

Powerball officials suffered an embarrassing but short-lived glitch when the regularly scheduled, live drawing had to be shelved because of unexplained technical difficulties.Powerball, Multi-State Game, Operations, Drawing

Powerball officials suffered an embarrassing but short-lived glitch when the regularly scheduled, live drawing had to be shelved because of unexplained technical difficulties.Powerball, Multi-State Game, Operations, Drawing

A Texas woman reaped $1.2 million on an $18 bet on a series of Kentucky Derby day races, officials said on Sunday.Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, Horse Track