For the second time in three weeks, a North Carolina woman had an amazing streak of luck when she purchased two winning lottery tickets in the same day.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Won multiple times

A Kansas man who won a $50,000 lottery prize had to rush back to the store when he realized his winning ticket had accidentally been thrown away.Powerball, Winner Stories, Kansas, Retailer, Multi-State Game

Two former store clerks are in hot water after surveillance video captured them stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of scratch-off lottery tickets for months.Indiana, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime

Ripping a page from the 1980s, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is starting a new game on Sunday called Lotto America — the original name of what is now known as Powerball.New Lottery Game, Announcement, Multi-State Game, Lotto America

The odds of winning the lottery are pretty slim, but the chances of winning twice in a single day seem impossible. For North Carolina resident Kimberly Morris, this improbable event happened on Monday.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Won multiple times

A Maryland man plans to go back to work at the U.S. Postal Service despite winning a $10 million Virginia Lottery scratch-off jackpot.Virginia, Winner Stories, Maryland, Scratch Games

The Massachusetts Lottery terminal that sold the largest winning lottery ticket ever claimed by a single winner is now on display.Powerball, Massachusetts, Ticket Machine, Multi-State Game

If you buy a Mega Millions ticket, you normally have a 0.00000033 percent chance of winning the big jackpot. But at least 180 tickets were sold in Virginia on Friday that have a 0 percent chance of winning — and there may be many more that the lottery has not yet talked about.Mega Millions, Virginia, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Ticket Machine, Multi-State Game

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday affixed what he hopes will be a final patch on a $2.3 billion budget deficit by signing into law sweeping new gambling provisions.Pennsylvania, Legislation, Online Gambling, Gambling, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Casino, Keno, Government, Slots Machine

What is expected to be the final meeting of House Speaker Philip Gunn’s lottery study committee is scheduled for Nov. 16 at the Mississippi Capitol.Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Government

A single ticket sold in Louisiana has won the $191.1 million Powerball jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing, lottery officials announced early Thursday.Powerball, Louisiana, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

A Canadian man beat the odds by winning $400,000 from a Washington Lottery game that typically pays winners $10,000.Winner Stories, Washington, Canada, Won multiple times

Later this week, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game will undergo changes — including a price hike — designed to increase jackpots and make them grow faster.Mega Millions, Changing Game, Multi-State Game

Hoping for better luck the second time around, state officials unveiled a deal Friday to put the fate of the Illinois Lottery in the hands of a British firm that pledges bigger returns than those generated under the manager the state fired.Financials, Illinois, Contract, Privatize Lottery, Camelot Group, Northstar Lottery Group

A 77-year-old crossing guard from Syracuse, New York, plans to keep working even after winning $1 million in the New York Lottery.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games

Philadelphia law enforcement broke up a long-running illegal lottery run by a local crime family.Insider Buzz, Legal, Pennsylvania, Law Enforcement, Pick 3, Illegal Activities, Arrest, Crime

The head of the Arizona Lottery says he’s not embarrassed that his department overlooked a potentially costly failure of its computerized drawings.Arizona, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Operations, Director

The mastermind behind a national lottery scam says he warned officials about a glitch in computer-generated drawings 11 years ago, but “nobody seemed too worried,” his lawyer revealed in an exclusive interview.Lottery Post, Insider Buzz, Arizona, Wisconsin, Systems Problem, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Drawing

Frank Farricker, the former chairman of the Connecticut Lottery Commission’s board of directors will pay a $5,000 penalty and an additional $6,300 restitution to the state as part of a settlement over improper benefits he received while acting president and CEO of the Lottery.Legal, Connecticut, Administration, Corruption, Ethics, Director

A Tewksbury, Massachusetts, woman was found guilty Wednesday of attempting to steal $80 worth of lipstick from a Kohl’s department store two months after winning $1 million on a scratch ticket.Legal, Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime, Court