Facing huge deficits, Pennsylvania could become the first state to allow both its casinos and lottery to take its games online in a quest for money from new and younger players.Pennsylvania, Financials, Online Gambling, Gambling, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Government
A jury trial is scheduled to start Monday in the case of three people accused of trying to bilk the Hoosier Lottery out of $2 million.Indiana, Retailer, Theft, Fraud, Crime, Trial, Court
A waitress had to lock herself in a bathroom to calm down after winning a $292,524 Club Keno The Jack prize from the Michigan Lottery.Winner Stories, Michigan, Keno
The New Jersey Lottery announced that it will soon be adding a new style of lottery play to its product lineup with Quick Draw, a game with drawings held every five minutes.New Jersey, New Lottery Game, Keno
A couple from Abernathy, Texas, Monday claimed a $177 million jackpot in Arkansas from the March 31 Mega Millions drawing.Mega Millions, Texas, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Arkansas, Multi-State Game
A bill moving through the Oklahoma statehouse would allow the state’s lottery to increase prizes in hopes of generating more dollars for schools and boost the payout to education by about $100 million over the next five years.Oklahoma, Financials, Legislation, Education, Government
Starting this summer, retailers selling tickets for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will be authorized to accept payment by debit cards, thanks to a new law that zipped through the Legislature in 23 days with little fanfare.Legislation, Retailer, Arkansas, Government, Lottery Tickets
Missouri Lottery players: check your pockets, your car, your drawers, and track down all your old lottery tickets. You could be a millionaire and not even know it!Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, Missouri
Texas Lottery officials are worried they will have to cut back on the variety of scratch-offs offered — and on the advertising that promotes the games — now that Texas budget writers are considering cutting as much as $18 million from the agency’s budget.Texas, Financials, Scratch Games, Advertising, Education, Marketing, Government, Budget
Idaho Lottery officials on Wednesday announced the winning ticket numbers for the St. Patrick’s Day Raffle, including the $100,000 top prize.Winning Ticket Announcement, Idaho, Raffle
A Silver Spring, Maryland, man won a state lottery game twice at the same convenience store — a rare occurrence, lottery officials said.Winner Stories, Maryland, Scratch Games, Won multiple times
A nurse from the Detroit area is looking forward to cutting back her hours after winning $4 million on a Michigan lottery instant game.Winner Stories, Michigan, Scratch Games, Anonymous
Two Indiana women are facing multiple felony theft charges for their alleged roles in a lottery theft scheme at a convenience store.Legal, Indiana, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime
The state treasurer said Thursday that Gov. Chris Christie’s proposal to use New Jersey Lottery ticket proceeds to bolster the government worker pension fund could be finalized by the June 30 end of the fiscal year.New Jersey, Financials, Government, Budget
An Edmonton, Alberta, couple is walking away with a cool $8.1 million after striking it big in February in Canada’s national Lotto 6/49 game.Winner Stories, Jackpots, WCLC, Canada, Canada Lotto 6/49, Won multiple times, Multi-Province Game
The concerns of a border resident who hopes to win the lottery someday has led to a bill now being considered by lawmakers that would allow the Texas lottery’s biggest winners to remain anonymous.Texas, Legislation, Government, Anonymous
Two years after winning $3 million in the Georgia Lottery, a Ware County man was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he used the winnings to fund methamphetamine trafficking.Georgia, Legal, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, After the Big Win, Law Enforcement, Crime, Court
An Indiana man could hardly believe his eyes when he saw that he won $300,000 in the state’s Quick Draw game.Winner Stories, Indiana, Keno
Cracking down on a vast underground gambling operation, Irvington Police hit the jackpot on Friday, arresting 18 people, allegedly connected to an illegal lottery enterprise out of storefronts across New Jersey.Insider Buzz, New Jersey, Retailer, Law Enforcement, Illegal Activities, Crime
It took Texas businessman Robert Rhodes more than a year to turn against his “good old boy” best friend after he realized that Eddie Tipton would not do a deal and tell prosecutors about how he had created an elaborate system to rig lotteries in five states.Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Scandal, Technology, Law Enforcement, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game