An avid lottery player finally won, California Lottery officials said. GETTY IMAGES An avid lottery player won big after she didn’t throw away a losing scratch-off, California officials said.

Seven people have held the title of executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission over the 34-year life of the state-run gambling operation, and none of them left their jobs under happy ...

CLOCK TO COLLECT HER WINNINGS. A MONROEVILLE WOMAN HAS 38 DAYS TO FIND A MISSING LOTTERY TICKET BEFORE IT EXPIRES. IT’S WORTH TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. SHE EXPLAINS HOW IT WAS LOST LAST MAY.

Two Georgia lottery players had a stroke of luck — and scored six-figure prizes. The lucky players hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, each winning $447,264 after matching five numbers in the drawing ...

The Oregon Lottery has released a special Scratch-it to celebrate 40 years of lottery sales. The new Scratch-it ticket features 25 top prizes of $40,000 and is themed after the Oregon Lottery's ...

Correction & clarification: An earlier version of this story misstated the timeline when the February Austin, Texas lottery winner purchased her ticket through a courier service. The head of the ...

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Online courier services, which buy and deliver lotto tickets on behalf of customers, are banned in Texas after two controversial lottery drawings. The Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) is being sued ...

The New York Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich. The games include New York Lotto, Cash4Life, Numbers, Win 4, Take 5, and Pick 10. Cash4Life is a multi-state ...

Top officials with the Texas Lottery Commission "actively assisted in the setup and operation" of third-party vendors that facilitated the sale of game tickets via a smartphone app, according to a ...

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