One Michigan man from Huron County just became a jackpot winner after two months of carrying his ticket around in a folder at home. Rumors of a jackpot lotto winner circulated the town of Caseville which sparked one particular resident to double check his ticket at home where he realized he was, in fact, the … Read more
Winning Friday’s $970,000,000 Mega Millions may have long-shot odds (1 in 350,575,350 in fact), but it’s that 1 that could turn a USA Lottery winner nearly into a billionaire overnight. If it’s going to happen to someone, why not you? And speaking of the odds of winning Mega Millions, how does it compare to long-shot events … Read more
West Virginia recently passed legislation that would make them the first state to offer real money sports betting outside of Nevada. The legislation puts the West Virginia Lottery in charge of overseeing sports betting in the state, though most of it will be conducted by casino locations. Lottery representatives believe that the state will be … Read more
After suffering a massive decline in sales (to the tune of $100 million), Pennsylvania is finally ready to audition their online lottery platform. This aligns with the state’s latest legislation, which allows state casinos to offer their games online (including casino games and poker). The same bill actually authorized the Pennsylvania Lottery to offer non-casino … Read more
Residents of the Bay State may finally get online Lottery options. According to reports, former State Senator Jennifer Flanagan snuck in a bill calling for legalizing online state Lottery games before leaving for her role on the Cannabis Control Commission. While a bill proposed by a departing Senator may seem dead in the water, 4 … Read more
The Powerball Lottery will claim the second largest lottery jackpot in history with the Wednesday night drawing that takes place at 10:59pm on the east coast. The drawing on August 19th was charted at $535 million dollars to which no one drew the winning card. That amount will grow to an estimated $700 million for … Read more
The New Jersey Lottery recently introduced a new scratch-off game with promises of more than $13.6 million in prizes. However, the ambitious new game was met with widespread confusion over the rules, causing the Lottery to hastily pull the game from shelves. Three days is all it took for High Card Poker to be withdrawn … Read more
Typically, people tend to believe that there is less to be won when using a lottery syndicate because they are sharing the odds with multiple people. Irelands freshest millionaires would beg to differ. The lottery syndicate, which have all been left anonymous for good reason, showed up in Dublin earlier this month to collect their … Read more
There is an ongoing budget deadlock in the state of Illinois and it could result in citizens losing their state-sanctioned rights to buying Mega Millions and Powerball Lottery tickets. These lotteries will become unavailable by the end of June if legislators can’t deliver a balanced budget by then. The Multi-State Lottery Association is a non-profit … Read more
A recent bill, HB271, passed through the Pennsylvania state Senate that would see the state Lottery go online. The online expansion effort is founded in the belief that more revenue can be generated through the digital format. The Lottery is expected to close out the 2016-2017 fiscal year with a 2.3% decrease in revenue from … Read more