Lottery

Loto-Québec reported a 2.1% year-over-year increase in total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2026-27, as the province heads toward an election that could fundamentally reshape Quebec’s gambling landscape. According to the Crown corporation, it generated CA$782.6 million in revenue for the q…

It looks highly likely that British betting firms will be banned from taking bets on the newly launched Powerball lottery format under new government proposals. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has proposed the ban, seeking to line Powerball UK up with other National Lott…

The Massachusetts Lottery announced that a ticket worth $5 million has been sold in Norwood. That was followed by a $1 million win in Springfield the day after. Norwood Player Won $5M The Massachusetts Lottery confirmed the first win on September 22. According to the announcement, a player in Norwo…

The Powerball game has turned two more Americans into millionaires after two lucky players matched all five white numbers for the September 23 drawing. According to the announcement, these include ticket holders in the states of Georgia and Pennsylvania. At the same time, the Power Play multiplier…

Montana lawmakers are questioning why the state’s lottery director, Bob Brown, is refusing to give auditors access to some emails linked to a lucrative contract with gambling technology supplier Intralot, The Independent Record reports. Intralot, the Greek-based company that operates games includin…

James Farthing could have turned his life around, scooping a record $167.3 million jackpot from the Powerball in April 2025. More than a year after the fact, he has been arrested once again. Farthing was discovered allegedly intoxicated and asleep behind the wheel of a running Mustang outside a Ken…

A Kentucky man who won a life-changing $167.3 million Powerball jackpot last year has failed to change his life around. James Farthing, 51, was arrested early Sunday (September 20)—his fifth arrest and sixth criminal case since his April 2025 windfall—after deputies allegedly found him intoxicated…

A former NFL player is supporting a former manager’s statements in a legal battle over a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot, according to the manager’s attorney. The dispute centers on an unusual series of events: a customer ordered the tickets, a store employee left them unpaid, a manager bough…

A lucky player in Georgia won a seven-figure prize from one of the Georgia Lottery’s scratch-off games. The winner later visited the lottery HQ to claim their winnings and chose to go with the lump sum option. The Winner Chose the Lump Sum Option The winner, whose identity was not revealed, was sim…

A lucky player in Colorado has won a $2 million prize from the Mega Millions game. This is notably the first Match 5 prize to land after a few quieter drawings. Player in Colorado Scoops Up $2M The Tuesday drawing saw Mega Millions players compete for a jackpot of $261 million with a cash value […]

A lucky player in Michigan has won a life-changing prize from one of the Michigan Lottery’s scratch-off games. The winner was revealed to be a 62-year-old man, who said that he won the prize thanks to advice from the store clerk. The Player Won One of the Top Prizes in the Ruby 7s Game For […]

Earlier this year, the Powerball game launched in the UK, allowing Brits to play for the same uncapped jackpot as their American peers. A few weeks ago, on the other hand, the first Match 5 win in the UK happened. This has now happened again, as Powerball reported another seven-figure payout in the…

This week in iGaming Finland led with a +29.3% increase, driven primarily by Eurojackpot’s rising jackpot. Ireland’s more modest +9.3% gain was still commercially relevant. Stake geo-blocked Irish users following engagement with the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), with the story em…

A lottery player in Pennsylvania, specifically in South Park Township, may have every reason to check their recent lottery tickets, as one of them is bound to be the winner of a $3-million prize. Seven-Figure Scratch-Off Ticket Awaits to Be Claimed in Pittsburg Area Bought at the 7-Eleven on Browns…

Finland’s state lottery and betting company, Veikkaus, has a big year ahead of it in 2027 – the transformation of the country’s gambling market, which will bring the monopoly held by the company to an end, a move it is fully supportive of. From July 2027, Finland will host Europe’s newest betting m…

As Italy prepares its 2027 budget, PM Giorgi Meloni’s government is considering specific measures to raise additional revenue from gambling licences. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) is examining provisional measures that could generate between €400m-€500m (£343m-£428m) from Italy’s regula…

The Saturday Powerball drawing has awarded another seven-figure prize after a lucky ticket holder in New York matched all five white numbers required to win $1 million. The same drawing also awarded tier-three prizes to some 30 players across the US and UK. New Yorker Took Home $1M The Saturday Pow…

The Mega Millions jackpot is steadily creeping up toward the $300 million mark after another drawing without a top prize winner. The Friday drawing was one of the quieter ones, with no Match 5 prizes and only a few tier-three ones. The Top Win for the Drawing Was a $50K Payout As players bought Meg…