The N.C. Education Lottery says 48 Carolina Cash 5 game winners received $4 less than they actually won.Error, North Carolina, Pick 5

The mystery woman in possession of the winning $560 million Powerball ticket purchased last month in Merrimack, New Hampshire, is highly stressed and is preparing to have security guards in place should her name be revealed, according to her lawyers.Powerball, Legal, Winner Stories, New Hampshire, Multi-State Game, Anonymous, Court, Lawsuit

The Ohio Lottery is undertaking several new initiatives expected to increase revenue and offer new options to players.Ohio, New Lottery Game, Retailer, Keno

The New Hampshire lottery commission is asking a judge to dismiss a recent lawsuit brought forward by a local woman claiming to own the winning $560 million Powerball ticket and fighting to remain anonymous.Powerball, Legal, New Hampshire, Multi-State Game, Anonymous, Court, Lawsuit

A lottery winner shot himself dead after he won more than $1.3 million but then lost his winning lottery tickets.Winner Stories, International, Death

New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday considered overhauling a new keno-style lottery game that the bill’s sponsor worries will draw business away from Atlantic City’s casinos.New Jersey, Legislation, Keno, Government

Democrat gubernatorial candidate Sue Bell Cobb laid out a detailed plan for a state lottery Wednesday, saying the proposal would put Alabamians in a better position to get higher paying jobs.Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Politics, Government, Video

A proposal that would allow Georgia lottery winners to remain anonymous took an important step forward Monday.Georgia, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

A proposal that would allow Georgia lottery winners to remain anonymous took an important step forward Monday.Georgia, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

Pennsylvania’s Auditor General says that he has full confidence in the integrity of the Pennsylvania Lottery following a review in response to an investigation in 2017 that found some Pennsylvanians have claimed lottery tickets with seemingly improbable frequency.Pennsylvania, Investigation, Government, Won multiple times

Pennsylvania’s Auditor General says that he has full confidence in the integrity of the Pennsylvania Lottery following a review in response to an investigation in 2017 that found some Pennsylvanians have claimed lottery tickets with seemingly improbable frequency.Pennsylvania, Investigation, Government, Won multiple times

A New Hampshire woman who hit this month’s $560 million Powerball jackpot asked a judge Monday to keep her identity secret.Powerball, Legal, Winner Stories, Jackpots, New Hampshire, Multi-State Game, Anonymous, Court, Lawsuit

A billed filed by Tennessee legislators would make it easier to purchase lottery tickets.Tennessee, Legislation, Government, Lottery Tickets

The Georgia Senate’s higher education committee voted in favor Tuesday of allowing a bill to move forward that would allow lottery winners to remain anonymous — but they would have to pay for that privacy.Georgia, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

A New York man who hit the jackpot with a $1 million dollar scratch-off ticket three weeks ago died suddenly Friday, succumbing to stage four cancer, according to multiple reports.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games, Death

Three Ohio Lottery Commission workers lost their jobs last week after a watchdog agency accused them of stealing nearly $3,000 in goods that belonged to the state from a Cleveland warehouse.Ohio, Theft, Law Enforcement, Fired, Crime

An open-government advocacy group has denounced a bipartisan proposal being considered by the Georgia Senate that would allow lottery winners to remain anonymous.Georgia, Legislation, Government, Anonymous

Lottery sales in New Jersey fell for the first in seven years in 2017 led by a sharp by decline in revenue from Powerball tickets, though scratch-off games remain the state’s biggest money maker, according to the New Jersey Lottery’s annual report. New Jersey, Financials

A New Jersey convenience store worker stole a customer’s $1 million-winning lottery ticket and tried to pass it off as his own, authorities say.New Jersey, Legal, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime

A Winn-Dixie Liquors employee is accused of keeping a customer’s $600 winning ticket — and paying him only 5 bucks.Florida, Scam, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime