Two more suspects have pleaded guilty in a Jamaican lottery scam that authorities say bilked at least 90 Americans out of more than $5.7 million.Legal, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Court

Meat wholesaler Leon Greenberg and his wife are $7 million richer thanks to a winning New York State Lottery scratch-off ticket that was purchased with funds left over after a trip to a Connecticut casino.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games, Casino

Two weeks after putting out a call for the holder of a soon-to-expire unclaimed $1 million ticket to step forward, New Jersey Lottery officials made one last plea Tuesday morning.New Jersey, Unclaimed Prize, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game, Cash4Life

An Ontario man who parted ways with his live-in girlfriend after winning the lottery has been awarded half of the disputed $6.1-million Lotto 6/49 prize. But the other half is subject to dispute.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Ontario LGC, Dispute, Canada, Canada Lotto 6/49, Court, Multi-Province Game

A Pasco, Washington, man is making plans for his new restaurant after winning $180,000 in the Hit 5 lottery game.Winner Stories, Washington, Jackpots, Pick 5

A woman who found a $1 million winning Virginia Lottery ticket in her husband’s backpack said he told her he had thought the ticket was a prank.Virginia, Winner Stories, Scratch Games

There are reports of disquiet among Jamaican law enforcement officials over news that 15 men who pleaded guilty to lottery scam-related charges in the Hanover Circuit Court were sentenced to fines totaling $367,000.Legal, International, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Court

The N.C. Retail Merchants Association wants legislators to put the brakes on a proposal to offer online instant lottery games, arguing the move could harm stores that sell lottery tickets.Scratch Games, North Carolina, Retailer, Technology, Online Ticket Sales

A popular store for Florida lottery players to buy their tickets has been shut down for undisclosed violations to their retailer contract.Florida, Retailer, Contract, Video

On Sunday, lottery buyers throughout the country of Belize, except for only two locations in Belize City, were unable to purchase their favorite numbers for that morning’s draw because someone hacked into the computer system which controls the printing of lottery tickets, shutting down the entire system.International, Systems Problem, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine

An Army veteran from Statesville, North Carolina, plans to give his $250,000 lottery jackpot to help people battling substance abuse.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Charity

Legendary actor Bob Newhart dusted off his Papa Elf costume from his turn in the Christmas blockbuster movie “Elf” to work with the Kentucky Lottery promoting its Holiday Gift Series Scratch-Off campaign.Scratch Games, Advertising, Kentucky, Marketing, General Interest, Video

It’s an enticing gamble: a few bucks for a chance to win $1 million, $4 million, or more. But all of those big, bright prize amounts we see stamped on scratch tickets won’t necessarily be given away.Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Retailer, Investigation, Video

Georgia Lottery President Debbie Alford, who has headed the agency that raises money for the HOPE scholarship and prekindergarten classes since 2012, is retiring from her post.Georgia, Administration, Resignation, Director

Happy Thanksgiving from the Lottery Post staff!Lottery Post, Holiday

The Arizona Lottery has taken a second computerized lottery drawing machine out of operation because it repeatedly chose duplicate numbers.Arizona, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Announcement, Computerized Drawings, Pick 3, Drawing

An Illinois man claims in a lawsuit filed last week that a CVS employee stole his winning $1 million Illinois Lottery scratch-off card.Legal, Illinois, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Crime, Lawsuit

A Colorado woman whose months-old scratch-off lottery ticket was rejected when she tried to enter it into a second chance drawing discovered it was actually a $3 million winner.Winner Stories, Colorado, Scratch Games

Russia’s state-run lottery company Stoloto says a retiree has won more than half a billion rubles (US$8.5 million), the country’s largest-ever jackpot.Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Record, Russia

The Michigan Lottery is placing renewed emphasis on cracking down on lottery retailers that cheat customers in order to enrich themselves.Michigan, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Security, Illegal Activities, Crime, Cheating