There’s nothing like the moon passing in front of the sun for 15 minutes to get people running to the store for scratch-off lottery tickets.Tennessee, Scratch Games, New Lottery Game, Mystical

Coming into this weekend there were two big jackpots generating lots of excitement and ticket sales; going out there’s just one — and it’s enormous.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

One winning ticket sold in Illinois beat the odds and matched all the numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing to win a massive $393 million jackpot.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Illinois, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

Multi-state lottery tickets are pumping out of state lottery ticket machines throughout the United States this week, as both Powerball and Mega Millions have simultaneously reached astronomic heights.Mega Millions, Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

Hot Lotto, a multi-state lottery draw game currently played in 14 states, will end this October. The final Hot Lotto drawing will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 28.Hot Lotto, Canceled Lottery Game, Multi-State Game

The USA’s two powerhouse multi-state lottery games have been steadily growing their jackpots over the past several weeks, and this week they offer a combined $650 million to lottery players who will take a chance to beat the odds.Mega Millions, Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Video

Massachusetts has more repeat lottery winners than any other state, people who redeem so many winning tickets that they raise questions about the integrity and oversight of the $5 billion state lottery, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of nearly 11 million lottery records from 34 states.Massachusetts, General Interest, Investigation, Won multiple times

A Maine man who won the lottery twice in recent months shared his winnings with employees and diners of a local restaurant he patronized nearly daily for more than a decade.Winner Stories, Maine, General Interest, Second chance drawing

A new keno being offered by the New Jersey Lottery Commission essentially expands casino-style gaming outside the resort, according to legislation introduced by Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo, D-Atlantic.New Jersey, Legal, Legislation, Gambling, Keno

Although lottery sales in Massachusetts dipped 2.7 percent to $5.093 billion, the amount of money flowing to the state’s cities and towns reached record heights, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission.Financials, Massachusetts, Record

A 67-year-old Imperial, Missouri man’s “Golden Ticket” came to him July 9, in the form of a winning lottery ticket worth $10 million.Winner Stories, Missouri, Scratch Games

This is the tale of a ticket — a lottery ticket, that is. It began on a February day in 2013 and it ended last week in an Atlanta courtroom, leaving an Alabama man $1 million richer.Georgia, Legal, Winner Stories, Alabama, Dispute, Court

After four months, the $156.2 million Powerball lottery jackpot prize sold in Wisconsin in March has been claimed.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Wisconsin, Multi-State Game

A Jamaican man accused of masterminding a lottery scam that defrauded dozens of mostly elderly Americans out of millions of dollars has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, and a federal prosecutor says more defendants in the case might do the same.Legal, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Court

One lucky Florida teen will receive $26,000 year after winning the top prize in the state’s latest $500 a Week for Life scratch-off lottery.Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Annuity

Urooj Khan won $1 million in the Illinois lottery just weeks before he died suddenly of what turned out to be cyanide poisoning. How he consumed the poison remains a mystery five years later.Winner Stories, Illinois, Scratch Games, Death, Law Enforcement, Investigation

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery experienced an outage Friday, July 21, which affected the sale of draw game tickets. Systems Problem, Retailer, Technology, Arkansas, Ticket Machine

A Canadian lottery game used to raise money for charity has brought gambling fever to the city of St John’s in the remote eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Insider Buzz, Canada, General Interest, Charity

A Long Beach resident is suing the California State Lottery Commission and a local liquor store for failing to honor a winning Scratchers ticket worth $5 million.Legal, Winner Stories, California, Scratch Games, Lawsuit

The winner of the 10th largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history has finally come forward to claim their prize, more than a month after winning the $447.8 million Powerball lottery jackpot.Powerball, Winner Stories, California, Jackpots, Multi-State Game