An elderly couple from Scotland are celebrating a £1 million (US$1.5 million) lottery payout that continues an amazing family run of Lotto luck.Winner Stories, International, UK National Lottery, Raffle, Won multiple times

An elderly couple from Scotland are celebrating a £1 million (US$1.5 million) lottery payout that continues an amazing family run of Lotto luck.Winner Stories, International, UK National Lottery, Raffle, Won multiple times

Expanding the Wyoming Lottery could significantly help a state losing millions of dollars in revenue from its declining minerals extraction industry, but the odds of success in the Wyoming legislature are not great.Financials, Wyoming, Government

The owner of a Greensboro fast-food restaurant is once again relishing his good fortune with the N.C. Education Lottery.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Won multiple times

The owner of a Greensboro fast-food restaurant is once again relishing his good fortune with the N.C. Education Lottery.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, Won multiple times

If the Massachusetts State Lottery is to continue to thrive and return hundreds of millions of dollars to cities and towns, it must have the ability to move online in some fashion, its executive director said, but it first needs permission from the Legislature to test the World Wide Web’s waters.Massachusetts, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Government

If the Massachusetts State Lottery is to continue to thrive and return hundreds of millions of dollars to cities and towns, it must have the ability to move online in some fashion, its executive director said, but it first needs permission from the Legislature to test the World Wide Web’s waters.Massachusetts, Technology, Online Ticket Sales, Government

Even a seven-figure payday wouldn’t keep many Americans from showing up to work.Insider Buzz, Study, General Interest

Even a seven-figure payday wouldn’t keep many Americans from showing up to work.Insider Buzz, Study, General Interest

An ongoing sinister scam continues to cause some victims to lose their entire life savings from thieves operating from a country and an ocean away.Scam, Death, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Crime, Video

An ongoing sinister scam continues to cause some victims to lose their entire life savings from thieves operating from a country and an ocean away.Scam, Death, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Crime, Video

While the New Jersey Lottery pays out well over $1.8 billion in prize money each year, players lose out on tens of millions more when they fail to claim their winnings.New Jersey, Unclaimed Prize, Financials, General Interest

While the New Jersey Lottery pays out well over $1.8 billion in prize money each year, players lose out on tens of millions more when they fail to claim their winnings.New Jersey, Unclaimed Prize, Financials, General Interest

Eleven months ago, just as the state budget impasse was about to take hold, the Illinois Lottery violated state finance law by prepaying $20 million to take part in future multi-state lottery games, according to an Auditor General’s report.Legal, Financials, Illinois, Audit, Northstar Lottery Group

Eleven months ago, just as the state budget impasse was about to take hold, the Illinois Lottery violated state finance law by prepaying $20 million to take part in future multi-state lottery games, according to an Auditor General’s report.Legal, Financials, Illinois, Audit, Northstar Lottery Group

A San Diego resident kicked off his birthday by winning over a half-million dollars in the Fantasy 5 lottery, and had to step outside of a dinner gathering to double-check his ticket in disbelief.Winner Stories, California, Pick 5

A San Diego resident kicked off his birthday by winning over a half-million dollars in the Fantasy 5 lottery, and had to step outside of a dinner gathering to double-check his ticket in disbelief.Winner Stories, California, Pick 5

The largest prize ever won in the history of the North Dakota Lottery was sold at a Kum & Go store in Williston.Mega Millions, North Dakota, Record, Multi-State Game

The largest prize ever won in the history of the North Dakota Lottery was sold at a Kum & Go store in Williston.Mega Millions, North Dakota, Record, Multi-State Game

A Broward County, Florida, woman pleaded guilty Monday to her role in a Jamaica-based telemarketing lottery fraud that targeted seniors in the U.S.Florida, Legal, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Crime, Court