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Tennessee Lottery launches online Powerball sales to combat competition from sports betting
The Tennessee Lottery has quietly launched its online platform to sell tickets directly to players online in a bid to compete with growing competition from sports betting.
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Checkout newsSouth Carolina Senate passes lottery-funded voucher bill for private schools
The South Carolina Senate passed a bill Tuesday allowing low-income parents of private school children to receive financial support, similar to what public school kids have been receiving for years from the state lottery.
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Checkout newsNebraska man who cashed $300,000 lottery prize arrested for fraudulent claim
A Nebraska man was arrested for allegedly stealing lottery tickets from his workplace and fraudulently claiming a $300,000 prize.
1 week ago
Checkout newsText from colleague prompts California man to discover he won $1.2 million Mega Millions prize
A casual text message conversation between co-workers prompted a California man to check the results of a Mega Millions lottery drawing, only to discover he had won $1.2 million.
1 week 2 days ago
Checkout newsBill allowing online lottery ticket sales advances in Indiana
A bill allowing the digital sale of lottery tickets by the Hoosier Lottery has passed an Indiana House committee vote 9-2 and will advance in the current legislative session.
1 week 3 days ago
Checkout newsMichigan woman buys lottery tickets for Christmas gifts, wins $1M on the one she saved for herself
A generous Michigan woman bought several lottery tickets to give to her family members as Christmas gifts and won $1 million from the ticket she kept for herself.
1 week 4 days ago
Checkout newsCalifornia Lottery launches its first $40 scratch-off to commemorate 40 years
Last week, the California Lottery's first $40 scratch-off game, its most expensive ticket, made its debut to celebrate the Lottery's 40-year history.
1 week 5 days ago
Checkout newsMichigan man who played the lottery weekly for the last ten years wins $1 million Powerball prize
A Michigan man's persistence playing the lottery once a week for the past ten years has finally paid off when he won a $1 million Powerball prize last month.
1 week 6 days ago
Checkout newsLottery Post $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot investigation published in La Fleur's magazine
Lottery Post's exclusive investigative report on a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot buyout was published in La Fleur's magazine, a publication dedicated to serving news, analysis, and data about the lottery industry worldwide.
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Checkout newsSouth Carolina man fights nerves in The Big Spin live lottery event and emerges with $500,000 prize
A South Carolina man overcame immense pressure to win a $500,000 prize in The Big Spin live lottery event.
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Checkout newsSouth Carolina legislation pushing to allow debit cards as payment method for lottery tickets
In an effort to increase state revenue and target younger generations, South Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill that, if passed, would allow residents to purchase lottery tickets with debit cards.
2 weeks 3 days ago
Checkout news$71 million Lotto Texas jackpot is the largest lottery prize in North America
While multi-state games Powerball and Mega Millions traditionally top the charts for the largest prizes in the United States at any given time, two in-state jackpots currently hold the top two spots: the Lotto Texas jackpot at $71 million and the Hoosier Lotto jackpot at $38.2 million.
2 weeks 4 days ago
Checkout newsPennsylvania's first Cash4Life top prize winners of $7 million will put historic prize toward loans
The Pennsylvania Lottery awarded the state's first-ever $7 million Cash4Life top prize to a hardworking couple a McDonald's manager and nurse practitioner whose lives will tremendously change for the better thanks to the win.
2 weeks 4 days ago
Checkout newsOne Oregon lottery ticket wins first Powerball jackpot of the year worth $328.5 million
One Oregon lottery player became the first Powerball jackpot winner of the year, laying sole claim to a multi-million-dollar prize worth a hefty $328.5 million Saturday night.
2 weeks 6 days ago
Checkout news20-year-old promises to continue working after £7.5 million Lotto jackpot win
A 20-year-old has no plans to quit working after securing a £7.5 million (US$9.1 million) Lotto jackpot.
3 weeks 1 day ago
Checkout newsNew Jersey Lottery announces Rock Paper Scissors tournament
The New Jersey Lottery will host the inaugural Rock Paper Scissors Throwdown this year, offering a $10,000 top prize to the winner of the tournament.
3 weeks 2 days ago
Checkout newsOregon Lottery launches Cash Pop draw game
The Oregon Lottery released Cash Pop on Monday, replacing Lucky Lines and giving in-state residents a chance to play one of the most quickly growing draw games in the country.
3 weeks 4 days ago
Checkout newsSouth Carolina lawmakers discuss bill that may allow lottery funds to fund private school vouchers
A bill introduced to South Carolina legislature aims to reinstate a school voucher program that will allow state lottery revenue to be spent on private school tuition in addition to public education.
3 weeks 6 days ago
Checkout news$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Malibu mansion destroyed in LA Palisades Fire
$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $3.8 million Malibu home was one of the many homes flattened in the Palisades Fire disaster that has been ravaging Los Angeles County since Tuesday.
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Checkout newsCash 5 winner's chance meeting with New Jersey Lottery official confirms $678,674 jackpot prize
A Jersey Cash 5 jackpot winner was skeptical of their $678,674 win, but a coincidental run-in with a New Jersey Lottery official assured them that it was entirely real.
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