A prominent lottery official who was stripped of power after a subordinate allegedly carried out a prolonged jackpot-rigging scheme received a $284,000 severance payment, a recent tax filing shows.Insider Buzz, Legal, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Resignation, Crime, Multi-State Game
Trials for brothers charged with ongoing criminal conduct in Iowa for allegedly fixing lottery games to collect jackpots have been delayed.Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Crime, Trial, Multi-State Game, Court
This year there is a little additional optimism around the idea of starting a Mississippi Lottery, as the state’s Republican governor said he would be open to discussions of a lottery.Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Government
Authorities say a Florida convenience store clerk was cashing in by cheating, while selling customers worthless lottery tickets.Florida, Legal, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime, Video
Authorities say a Florida convenience store clerk was cashing in by cheating, while selling customers worthless lottery tickets.Florida, Legal, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime, Video
Hundreds of thousands of lottery players who were allegedly cheated by an insider’s long-running scheme to rig jackpots should be reimbursed for their losing tickets, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday that seeks class action certification.Insider Buzz, Legal, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Court, Lawsuit
A Massachusetts teenager just won the ultimate gift that will last a lifetime.Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games
A pizza twirler from Greece by way of Long Island, New York, got the birthday wish of his dreams — a $1 million winning lottery ticket.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games
A pizza twirler from Greece by way of Long Island, New York, got the birthday wish of his dreams — a $1 million winning lottery ticket.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games
A pizza twirler from Greece by way of Long Island, New York, got the birthday wish of his dreams — a $1 million winning lottery ticket.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games
A state audit recognized that the Georgia Lottery continues to ramp up its contributions to education every year, but that it could do a better job at maximizing those contributions through efficiencies and other measures.Georgia, Financials, Education, Audit, Government
A Peoria, Illinois, man is accused of kidnapping two men in order to extort $300,000 in lottery winnings from their family.Legal, Winner Stories, Illinois, Law Enforcement, Crime
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has toyed with the concept of establishing a city lottery to help ease the city’s financial woes and, while the idea has not progressed, it could get backing from at least one key Democrat in Springfield.Insider Buzz, Illinois, Starting a Lottery, Government
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has toyed with the concept of establishing a city lottery to help ease the city’s financial woes and, while the idea has not progressed, it could get backing from at least one key Democrat in Springfield.Insider Buzz, Illinois, Starting a Lottery, Government
New Jersey’s chances of getting the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its attempt to allow legal sports gambling hinge on how a bedrock constitutional principle is applied.New Jersey, Legal, Gambling, Sports Betting, Court
New Jersey’s chances of getting the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its attempt to allow legal sports gambling hinge on how a bedrock constitutional principle is applied.New Jersey, Legal, Gambling, Sports Betting, Court
Workers at a home for the elderly were among those celebrating Thursday in Madrid, Spain, after all the tickets with the top prize-winning number in Spain’s €2.3 billion (US$2.4 billion) Christmas lottery were sold in one city neighborhood.International, Winning Ticket Announcement, El Gordo, Holiday, Spain, Raffle, Christmas
Workers at a home for the elderly were among those celebrating Thursday in Madrid, Spain, after all the tickets with the top prize-winning number in Spain’s €2.3 billion (US$2.4 billion) Christmas lottery were sold in one city neighborhood.International, Winning Ticket Announcement, El Gordo, Holiday, Spain, Raffle, Christmas
A former Iowa lottery security official accused of rigging drawings to win prize money in several states is facing new felony charges in Wisconsin.Insider Buzz, Legal, Wisconsin, Hot Lotto, Theft, Scandal, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Lawsuit
A former Iowa lottery security official accused of rigging drawings to win prize money in several states is facing new felony charges in Wisconsin.Insider Buzz, Legal, Wisconsin, Hot Lotto, Theft, Scandal, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Lawsuit