Maryland residents are playing the lottery more than ever, as the state generated $1.908 billion in fiscal 2016, $113 million more than the previous sales record of $1.795 billion in fiscal 2012, according to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.Maryland, Financials, Retailer, Sales, Record
Less than two weeks before Christmas, the line to buy a ticket for Spain’s biggest lottery at Doña Manolita, which some consider the country’s luckiest ticket vendor, was roughly 100 people long on a chilly Tuesday evening.El Gordo, Retailer, General Interest, Spain
An anonymous donor has dropped a $1,000 winning lottery ticket into a Salvation Army kettle in Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania, Scratch Games, General Interest, Charity, Christmas
State lawmakers from both political parties are calling for an investigation of how the Illinois Lottery managed scratch-off games in response to a report showing the lottery didn’t award many of the biggest prizes in the biggest games.Financials, Illinois, Scratch Games, Corruption, Investigation, Government, Northstar Lottery Group
A father and son from Halstad in northwestern Minnesota both won the $100,000 top prize in the Dec. 2 All or Nothing drawing.Winner Stories, Minnesota, Multi-State Game, All or Nothing
A local media investigation found the Illinois Lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars from selling tickets to the biggest-prize instant games in which it did not hand out all of the grand prizes in some of the games.Illinois, Scratch Games, Corruption, Investigation, Northstar Lottery Group
A high school janitor won 2 million dollars from a scratch-off ticket bought in Gurnee, Illinois.Winner Stories, Illinois, Scratch Games, Video
A New Jersey man has won a multi-state Cash4Life prize worth $1 million because of a lottery ticket that was sold to him accidentally.New Jersey, Winner Stories, Error, Retailer, Multi-State Game, Cash4Life
Lottery scammers have cheated North Carolina out of an estimated $7 million in back taxes and delinquent child support since 2009, a non-partisan arm of the General Assembly said.Financials, North Carolina, Retailer, General Interest, Illegal Activities
WyoLotto officials on Monday celebrated the launch of the Lucky for Life game.New Lottery Game, Wyoming, Multi-State Game, Lucky for Life
Despite the convenience, Play at the Pump has been slow to take off in North Carolina.Financials, North Carolina, Retailer, Sales, Vending Machine
Louisiana Lottery President Rose Hudson and New Hampshire Lottery Executive Director Charlie McIntyre spoke to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s advisory council on gaming yesterday.Louisiana, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, New Hampshire
Louisiana Lottery President Rose Hudson and New Hampshire Lottery Executive Director Charlie McIntyre spoke to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s advisory council on gaming yesterday.Louisiana, Starting a Lottery, Alabama, New Hampshire
Firefighters from all over Bland County converged on Deer Run Estates in Rocky Gap, West Virginia, on Friday morning to battle a blaze at lottery winner Jack Whittaker’s house.Powerball, Winner Stories, West Virginia, Jack Whittaker, Multi-State Game
Firefighters from all over Bland County converged on Deer Run Estates in Rocky Gap, West Virginia, on Friday morning to battle a blaze at lottery winner Jack Whittaker’s house.Powerball, Winner Stories, West Virginia, Jack Whittaker, Multi-State Game
Two Delaware men are claiming they haven’t seen a penny of the $2 million they say the state lottery owes them after a computer glitch spewed out multiple matching numbers.Legal, Winner Stories, Delaware, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Keno, Lawsuit
Two Delaware men are claiming they haven’t seen a penny of the $2 million they say the state lottery owes them after a computer glitch spewed out multiple matching numbers.Legal, Winner Stories, Delaware, Error, Systems Problem, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Keno, Lawsuit
The Connecticut Lottery Corp. has agreed to settle for a fraction of the nearly $4.2 million it had claimed that Scientific Games, the international gambling giant, lost in last year’s hacking of the popular “5 Card Cash” instant game.Financials, Connecticut, Scientific Games, Error, Canceled Lottery Game, Poker
A group of 20 co-workers are the winners of Saturday’s $421 million Powerball jackpot on a ticket sold in Tennessee.Powerball, Tennessee, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Pool, Multi-State Game
For the sixth time, a Tennessee Lottery player has won a Powerball jackpot — this time it’s a $420.9 million grand prize for a very lucky person who purchased a ticket in Lafayette (Macon County).Powerball, Tennessee, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game