Call it a “stupid tax” or whatever you want, but Americans were paying stupid amounts of money toward their state lotteries in 2014. On Reddit’s “Data is Beautiful” subreddit , user whiplashoo21 posted a map showing the average spending on lottery tickets by state in 2014.

When is a $10,000 lottery winner, a loser? When the funds used to purchase the $10,000 winning ticket are from a ticket the winner allegedly stole. Middlesex man is lottery winner – and loser When is a $10,000 lottery winner, a loser? When the funds used to purchase the $10,000 winning ticket are from a ticket the winner allegedly stole.

Wouldn’t you love it if some stranger just transferred money into your account for no reason? Remember these words…if you didn’t enter, you can’t win. Thieves posing as the Publisher’s Clearing House are almost as rampant as the IRS scam.

The Hoosier Lottery Commission has restructured its contract with a private vendor after two years failing to meet revenue goals. The Journal Gazette reports the commission on Friday redid its contract with GTECH Indiana and cut by nearly $100 million a revenue goal the company promised to meet in a 2012 bidding process.

It is the epitome of polarization to live as a dog in Korea. For more fortunate canines life is sweet.

A co-chairman of the Legislature’s lottery oversight committee pressed lottery Director Bishop Woosley on Thursday about his plans to improve sales and grow funds for college scholarships. “It’s time for us to start thinking outside the box,” committee Co-chairman Sen. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, told Woosley.

Deadline approaches: Organisers of the Lincoln Flume have revealed that lottery ticket sales have topped the 2,000 mark, with just over a fortnight left to take part in the draw. The organisers of the first-ever Lincoln Flume have revealed that lottery ticket sales have topped the 2,000 mark, with just over a fortnight left to take part in the draw.

Sure, someone has to win, but banking your future well-being on a cheap ticket, a handful of carefully chosen numbers and near-impossible odds isn’t financial planning – it’s wishful thinking. But if you’re fond of daydreaming about winning the big jackpot – Friday’s Lottomax jackpot is $38 million, after all – how much would you actually need to win to quit your job for good? That depends on an array of factors, including how you plan to live your live going forward, how old you are and what kind of financial legacy you want to leave, says investment adviser Kathryn Del Greco at TD Wealth.

Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is warning about aggressive calls involving the “International Jamaican Lottery” after at least one resident in the area lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The call involves tricking residents into believing they’ve won a lottery by using personal information about them – gathered on the Internet – and then taking their money with a “bait and switch.”

If you’re one of the more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for a kidney transplant, you might not realize that an economist is trying to get that kidney to you faster. And he wants to make sure it’s the best possible kidney for you, so you’ll have many healthy years ahead.

Walter Thompson, 48, won $2,000 a week for life playing the Georgia Lottery instant game $2,000 A Week For Life. The tow truck driver from Tifton chose the cash option, totaling $704,386.

A Tennessee lottery player who purchased a Powerball ticket in Newport has won $1 million after Wednesday night’s drawing. $1 million Powerball win in Newport A Tennessee lottery player who purchased a Powerball ticket in Newport has won $1 million after Wednesday night’s drawing.

Nicholas Deonigi of Auburn is excited to fuel his career as a musician thanks to his $50,000 Lottery win claimed on May 26. Deonigi purchased a “Lucky 13” Scratch ticket from Preston General Store in Preston on his way to play golf with some friends. “I had a show the night before, I was pretty tired and wanted to stop at the store to get some coffee,” Deonigi shared with Lottery officials.

Michigan law says big winners’ names must be disclosed – but a bill to change that is halfway through the legislature Want to win the lottery, quietly? You could be in luck Michigan law says big winners’ names must be disclosed – but a bill to change that is halfway through the legislature Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/1JGNhuK Detroiter Aaron Russ bought an array of Powerball tickets before a big drawing a few years ago. Had he won, we’d know about it – but the law requiring disclosure might change soon.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in tonight’s SuperLotto Plus drawing and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $43 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at Phil’s Liquor in North Hollywood, a Ralphs store in Irvine and Hometown Donuts in Alameda, the California Lottery announced.

There’s in your face, and then there’s this. A Michigan man was getting gas and it didn’t print his receipt.

The Classic Lotto has increased to $5.5 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers from Wednesday evening’s drawing. The numbers are 3-23-25-33-34-42 Kicker 578994.

Officials from the Heritage Lottery Fund were given a tour of Rotherham’s High Street after money awarded to the town was spent restoring 13 properties. The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded A 4.7 million to pay for the scheme to help breathe new life into Rotherham.

Kimberly Webster had just visited the eye doctor, but it was still a surprise to see the winning ticket she was holding a short time later. The Virginia Beach woman stopped at the Farm Fresh in the 2100 block of General Booth Blvd. after her appointment and purchased a winning “Winner Take All” ticket.

A Stone Mountain grandmother can probably find some extra ways to spoil her seven grandkids after she became an instant millionaire with the Georgia Lottery. Emma Stinnett, 63, of Stone Mountain, won $1.5 million in the Lottery’s new instant game Fast Bucks, the lottery announced Wednesday.