About 35 African migrants, including at least one rescued at sea from an overcrowded wooden boat, are among the top prize winners of Spain’s Christmas lottery, according to the owner of the lottery agency that sold more than 1,000 tickets that shelled out 400,000 euros (US$438,000) each.Winner Stories, International, El Gordo, Spain, Christmas
About 35 African migrants, including at least one rescued at sea from an overcrowded wooden boat, are among the top prize winners of Spain’s Christmas lottery, according to the owner of the lottery agency that sold more than 1,000 tickets that shelled out 400,000 euros (US$438,000) each.Winner Stories, International, El Gordo, Spain, Christmas
A new Oregon law, effective Jan. 1, authorizes the state Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to garnish Oregon Lottery prize payments greater than $600 to recover overpayments of public assistance, medical assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance.Legislation, Oregon, General Interest
A new Oregon law, effective Jan. 1, authorizes the state Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to garnish Oregon Lottery prize payments greater than $600 to recover overpayments of public assistance, medical assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance.Legislation, Oregon, General Interest
A Des Moines, Iowa, man is facing a charge of underage gambling after he collected a $100,000 Iowa Lottery prize this summer.Legal, Winner Stories, Iowa, Scratch Games, Law Enforcement, Crime
A Des Moines, Iowa, man is facing a charge of underage gambling after he collected a $100,000 Iowa Lottery prize this summer.Legal, Winner Stories, Iowa, Scratch Games, Law Enforcement, Crime
The luck has run out for some lottery winners in Delaware after state officials realized that a glitch meant the exact same winning numbers were drawn for six Keno games.Winner Stories, Delaware, Error, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Keno
The luck has run out for some lottery winners in Delaware after state officials realized that a glitch meant the exact same winning numbers were drawn for six Keno games.Winner Stories, Delaware, Error, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Keno
Other states may be tainted by an alleged lottery scam involving rigged winning numbers, but not South Carolina, says S.C. Education Lottery executive director Paula Harper Bethea.South Carolina, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Crime
Other states may be tainted by an alleged lottery scam involving rigged winning numbers, but not South Carolina, says S.C. Education Lottery executive director Paula Harper Bethea.South Carolina, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Crime
Investigators want to know if any jackpot recipients in Maine are tied to a convicted cheater and gaming official who visited the state in 2014.Legal, Maine, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Technology, Law Enforcement, Computerized Drawings, Crime, Multi-State Game
Investigators want to know if any jackpot recipients in Maine are tied to a convicted cheater and gaming official who visited the state in 2014.Legal, Maine, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Technology, Law Enforcement, Computerized Drawings, Crime, Multi-State Game
Lottery players are now questioning the integrity of the game after learning that rigged lottery tickets were sold in Kansas.Legal, Kansas, Technology, Law Enforcement, Computerized Drawings, Crime
Lottery players are now questioning the integrity of the game after learning that rigged lottery tickets were sold in Kansas.Legal, Kansas, Technology, Law Enforcement, Computerized Drawings, Crime
A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after a jackpot-fixing scandal inside his organization got bigger, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.Insider Buzz, Legal, Administration, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fired, Crime
A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after a jackpot-fixing scandal inside his organization got bigger, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.Insider Buzz, Legal, Administration, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fired, Crime
The former security chief for a national association that operates lotteries personally bought two tickets that won jackpots in Kansas, investigators said Monday, bringing to five the number of states where he may have rigged lottery drawings.Insider Buzz, Legal, Kansas, Technology, Law Enforcement, Computerized Drawings, Crime, Multi-State Game
The South Carolina Education Lottery says it will honor two sets of winning numbers for Friday night’s Pick 3 drawing.South Carolina, Error, Pick 3, Broadcast, Television
With wide smiles, elated lottery winners popped corks on bottles of sparkling wine Tuesday in in the southern beach city of Roquetas de Mar, where tickets bearing the top prize number in Spain’s Christmas lottery were sold.International, Winning Ticket Announcement, El Gordo, Spain, Christmas, Drawing
Minnesota State Lottery director Ed Van Petten abruptly resigned Friday, coming after an inquiry found that taxpayers have reimbursed the director for staying in his own timeshare unit when traveling.Administration, Minnesota, Resignation, Director