Lottery

Mega Millions just held another drawing without a jackpot winner, as the top prize creeps toward the $500 million mark. The Tuesday drawing did not award Match 5 prizes either, but a few players matched four white numbers and the Mega Ball to win prizes of up to $30,000. Six Players Matched Four Wh…

Five employees of Lottomatica Holding are facing claims in excess of €25 million from Italy related to a supposed scheme involving four winning Gratta e Vinci scratch cards, totaling €24 million. It is alleged by the Lazio prosecutor at Italy’s Court of Accounts that ex-employees used their privile…

The Monday Powerball drawing has been another one without a jackpot winner. To say that it has been an uneventful drawing, however, would be untrue, since it saw two Match 5 and multiple tier-three wins. Powerball Players in Florida and Georgia Win Big The Monday Powerball drawing provided players…

Italian authorities have seized EUR 25 million ($28 million) after five former Lottomatica employees allegedly abused their system access to secure guaranteed jackpot wins. They reportedly targeted the popular “Gratta e Vinci” scratch-off lottery tickets, winning at least four major prizes. They no…

Scientific Games has won two distinctions at the Gaming Intelligence North America Awards 2026 for games created in collaboration with two US-based lotteries. The manufacturer won the Lottery Game of the Year and iLottery Game of the Year accolades. Scientific Games Boasts Not One But Two Monumenta…

Mega Millions has had another drawing without a winner of the game’s jackpot. The silver lining is that this means the prize will grow even higher, providing the eventual winner with a life-changing payday. The Jackpot Remained Elusive The Friday Mega Millions drawing had the jackpot set at $433 mi…

The Powerball jackpot has reached $687 million for the Monday drawing after no one won the top prize last Saturday. While the game has been creating plenty of Match 5 millionaires in recent weeks, the latest drawing had no such winners and made up for it with 30 tier-three wins. No Match 5 Winners…

A man in Massachusetts has scored big, winning a $416,405 prize on a $2 bet while playing the Mass Lottery Online’s eInstant game, Timber Wolf. The winner, Robert Cheetham of Plymouth, has already come forward to claim his reward – the full prize as a lump sum. Winner Walks with $400K+ from Mass On…

Italian authorities have frozen more than $28 million in assets belonging to a group of former lottery employees accused of using privileged computer access to steer $27 million in scratch-off jackpots into the hands of relatives and friends. The scheme involved four employees and two former employ…

China continues to snuff out most forms of gambling, but the lottery is the evident exception. Yet, interest in the lottery is not lessening, with sports betting sales up 73.1%, and overall Chinese lottery sales rising by 27.3% to $10.4 billion in September 2026 on an annual basis. The Ministry of…

FDJ United has lowered its 2026 targets after third-quarter revenue fell 8.1% to €794 million ($889.3 million), compared with €864 million ($967.7 million) a year earlier. The French group cited fewer large lottery jackpots, higher sports betting payouts, lower point-of-sale traffic and tax increas…

Massachusetts has expanded its Mass Lottery Online offering by tapping into Inspired Entertainment’s virtual sports games, expanding the range of experiences that players may now find online. The company finalized the integration through Aristocrat Interactive’s integration platform, Fusion, featur…

People in the United States are spending heavily on lottery tickets, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, which revealed that in 2024 alone, Americans spent $110.4 billion on buying various tickets. The data was analyzed by LendingTree, with the average American spending $323 on tickets, and spend…

The Powerball jackpot has continued to grow, with estimates putting the Powerball jackpot at almost $700 million, as the Saturday drawing looms. In the meantime, the Wednesday drawing just created three Match 5 winners in America. Three Players Won Seven-Figure Sums from Powerball The Wednesday dra…

Svenska Spel has backed the simplification of its business structure and focus on core brands as it fulfils its remit as Sweden’s state-owned gambling operator. Q3 trading broadly reflected management’s expectations, with commercial efforts centred on Oddset, Lotto and Triss. Higher spending on bra…

The results for Loteca 1276 were released by Caixa Econômica Federal following the tallying process this Wednesday (21). The draw resulted in a rollover for the top prize tier, reserved […] O post Loteca 1276 rolls over; draw 1277 has an estimated prize of R$ 850,000 apareceu primeiro em iGaming Br…

Aristocrat Interactive has launched eInstant games from its in-house studio, NeoGames Studio, with the Kentucky Lottery. The titles are now available on the lottery's digital platform. The Lamp is the first game to go live under the rollout. Aristocrat Interactive described the title as a proven pe…

Three men in Taiwan have been arrested after one attempted to claim two jackpot prizes worth a combined US$612,000 using genuine tickets that belonged to other lottery winners. The case has baffled authorities, who are investigating how the suspects were apparently able to print winning tickets and…