Florida legislators are moving forward with a bill that would allow lottery tickets to be sold anywhere you can swipe a credit card, including gas pumps and ATMs.Florida, Legislation, Retailer, Technology, Vending Machine

New York convinced a state court late Monday to reject demands from DraftKings and FanDuel — two popular fantasy sports operators — to issue restraining orders blocking the state attorney general from making good on his threats to shut them down in New York.Legal, Online Gambling, New York, Technology, Sports Betting, Court, Sports

An Indiana man says winning $7 million from the Hoosier Lottery brings “a lot of opportunity,” but that’s not the first thing he said when he scratched off his winning Lottery ticket.Winner Stories, Indiana, Scratch Games

An alleged lottery ticket thief was not lucky enough to get away with stealing 900 New Jersey Lottery tickets, let alone hit the potential $5 million jackpot, according to police.New Jersey, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime

A grandmother won $1 million on a scratch ticket at the very same Massachusetts grocery store where she won the same prize almost 20 years ago.Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

A grandmother won $1 million on a scratch ticket at the very same Massachusetts grocery store where she won the same prize almost 20 years ago.Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

For the first time since 2013, a winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket has been sold in Ohio, lottery officials announced early Saturday.Mega Millions, Ohio, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

The Connecticut Lottery has halted the sales and payouts for its 5 Card Cash game after it learned some retailers might have been cheating the system.Connecticut, Retailer, Technology, Poker, Cheating

The Connecticut Lottery has halted the sales and payouts for its 5 Card Cash game after it learned some retailers might have been cheating the system.Connecticut, Retailer, Technology, Poker, Cheating

The Connecticut Lottery and state Department of Consumer Protection shut down the 5 Card Cash game after noticing there were more winners than the game’s parameters should have allowed, and determining that some lottery agents were manipulating machines to print more winning tickets and fewer losers.Connecticut, Retailer, Technology, Poker, Cheating

The Connecticut Lottery and state Department of Consumer Protection shut down the 5 Card Cash game after noticing there were more winners than the game’s parameters should have allowed, and determining that some lottery agents were manipulating machines to print more winning tickets and fewer losers.Connecticut, Retailer, Technology, Poker, Cheating

The Illinois Lottery saw a significant drop in ticket sales from September to October, which coincides with the state budget stalemate that is causing lottery winners to wait for their payouts.Financials, Illinois, Sales, Government, Budget

The Illinois Lottery saw a significant drop in ticket sales from September to October, which coincides with the state budget stalemate that is causing lottery winners to wait for their payouts.Financials, Illinois, Sales, Government, Budget

Gov. Greg Abbott has told Texas lottery officials to stop efforts to explore the expansion of sports betting lottery games and other types of gambling that are prohibited under state law.Texas, Gambling, General Interest, Government

Gov. Greg Abbott has told Texas lottery officials to stop efforts to explore the expansion of sports betting lottery games and other types of gambling that are prohibited under state law.Texas, Gambling, General Interest, Government

The California Lottery is looking for the winner of a SuperLotto Plus ticket valued at $63 million, which was sold in August at a 7-Eleven store in Chatsworth.Unclaimed Prize, California, Jackpots

The California Lottery is looking for the winner of a SuperLotto Plus ticket valued at $63 million, which was sold in August at a 7-Eleven store in Chatsworth.Unclaimed Prize, California, Jackpots

The New York State attorney general on Tuesday ordered the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, to stop accepting bets from New York residents, saying their games constituted illegal gambling under state law.Legal, Online Gambling, New York, Sports Betting, Sports

The New York State attorney general on Tuesday ordered the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, to stop accepting bets from New York residents, saying their games constituted illegal gambling under state law.Legal, Online Gambling, New York, Sports Betting, Sports

After Illinois’ Republican Governor Bruce Rauner froze the funds that pay out Illinois Lottery earnings last month, the governor made a compromise this week to get the funds flowing again, but it’s now Democrats who are holding up the payouts.Financials, Legislation, Illinois, Government, Budget