Lottery

The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and other fraternal and social organizations in Pennsylvania are calling on state lawmakers in Harrisburg to protect charitable gaming. Uniting as PlayPA for Charity, the nonprofits are seeking the authorization of electronic pull-tabs in the wak…

An Illinois Lottery player has much to be happy about, as they won a six-figure prize from the FastPlay Cash Castle game on Thursday, September 24. The lottery confirmed the news and the sum of the win – a whopping $913,372, which will prove a life-changing prize for the winner once they step forwa…

Durba Sinha Roy, VP of iLottery Platform Product, Draw and Growth at Brightstar Lottery, elaborates on where the optimal opportunities reside for those looking to make significant headway within the sector. Despite being the foundation of most lottery portfolios, draw games remain underrepresented…

A Washington, D.C., man who claims he was denied a $320 million Powerball jackpot after his numbers came up on the lottery’s website is still fighting for compensation nearly four years later. John Cheeks has filed a new federal lawsuit naming the District of Columbia and several lottery contractor…

The UK government has proposed prohibiting licensed gambling operators in Great Britain from offering third-party bets on Powerball draws, seeking to align the game with other National Lottery products. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has opened a six-week consultation on intro…

A Portland woman has been accused of killing her boyfriend in a parking lot over $3,200 in lottery winnings. The suspect, Mary Ann McKinzy, allegedly received $1,700 from her boyfriend, who accused her of taking another $800 without permission, which led to an altercation resulting in the victim’s…

Lawmakers in Montana, US, are looking to learn why state Lottery Director Bob Brown has refused to give auditors access to some emails connected to a major contract with gambling technology company Intralot. The issue emerged during a Legislative Audit Committee hearing earlier this month, on Septe…

A Portland woman is accused of running over and killing her boyfriend after a dispute over his $3,200 lottery win escalated in an apartment parking lot. Mary Ann McKinzy, 55, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Bakersfield, Calif., last month in connection with the November 2025 death of James S. Mill…

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 […]