Lottery News And Updates

By increasing the percentage of money paid out as prizes, the California Lottery has become much more profitable, returning more money to education than ever. Financials, California, Education http://dlvr.it/4f646d

A delivery driver from Northern California rang in the New Year by walking into the California Lottery headquarters in Sacramento with a ticket worth $324 million. Mega Millions, Winner Stories, California, Jackpots, Multi-State Game http://dlvr.it/4dKGbh

It could be many months before D.C. lottery players see their usual array of new tickets for sale, with a contract controversy that has depleted the D.C. Lottery's supply of scratch-off tickets and has cost the District government hundreds of thousands of dollars showing no sign of ending soon. Scientific Games, Vendors, Scratch Games, Washington DC http://dlvr.it/4d3chv

The Lottery Post staff wishes you a happy, successful, and lucky 2014! Holiday http://dlvr.it/4cVDt8

Someone, somewhere, is in possession of a lucky Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $324 million that was purchased at a small San Jose shop on Dec. 17. Mega Millions, California, Jackpots, Retailer, Multi-State Game http://dlvr.it/4cNc8p

The president and CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. is being recognized by a leading lottery trade organization with an award named after her. Tennessee, Award, Director http://dlvr.it/4cKhbV

Pennsylvania is scrapping a deal with a U.K.-based company to privatize management of the state's lottery system, Governor Tom Corbett said on Monday. Pennsylvania, Government, Privatize Lottery, Camelot Group http://dlvr.it/4cKGn3

When lottery winner Gillian Bayford decided to spend some of her £148 million (US$204.3 million) windfall on a fleet of luxury Audis, she wound up taking more than the high-end cars away from the dealership. Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, After the Big Win, Euro Millions, Multi-Country Game http://dlvr.it/4c8Gc6

A Long Island landscaper found the answer to his fiscal prayers blowing in the wind. Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games http://dlvr.it/4bJSxs

A UK lottery winner had many great things come of his fortune, but his riches have brought with them a deal of trouble, too. Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, After the Big Win http://dlvr.it/4bByKk

Motorists caught speeding to grandma's house in Melbourne, Florida, were greeted with a bittersweet Christmas Day surprise as officers doled out warnings and tickets alongside scratch-off lottery games. Florida, Scratch Games, Holiday, Law Enforcement, Christmas http://dlvr.it/4Zr2xL

May the spirit of Christmas fill your heart with peace, love, and joy. Lottery Post, Holiday, Christmas http://dlvr.it/4ZRwVP

With the passage of the Wyoming Lottery bill in February, lawmakers and lottery officials are hoping to steer the lost revenues into the coffers of the Cowboy State when tickets begin to be sold in mid-2014. Starting a Lottery, Wyoming http://dlvr.it/4ZH37T

The Minnesota State Lottery soon will give consumers the same chance at a jackpot from the comfort of home, allowing them to scratch off tickets with a mouse and a cursor, not a coin. Minnesota, Scratch Games, Technology, Online Ticket Sales http://dlvr.it/4Yxmtq

The winners of Spain's cherished Christmas lottery -- the world's richest -- celebrated around the country Sunday, a moment of joy and relief after another year of a brutal financial crisis. International, El Gordo, Spain, Christmas, Drawing http://dlvr.it/4YmwBq

Unlike most big lottery winners who spend days, or even months, trying to figure out how they'll spend their newfound riches, Tom Crist needed only a moment to decide where his $40 million in winnings would go: all to charity. Winner Stories, Jackpots, WCLC, Canada, Canada Lotto Max, Multi-Province Game http://dlvr.it/4Y4kDV

Ira Curry, 56, of Stone Mountain, Ga., has come forward as one of the two who struck it rich in the massive Mega Millions jackpot drawing. Mega Millions, Georgia, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Multi-State Game http://dlvr.it/4XTxvZ