Florida’s Senate has tentatively approved legislation that would place warning labels on lottery tickets. The labels would be legally required. Proponents of the bill argue that the labels will help curb gambling addiction while those against it see the labels’ actual effect as miniscule. This bill would not only require labels on Lottery tickets, but … Read more

Mental health issues have been a major problem in the world and in the United States for as long as we can remember. People are constantly in need and only in the last few years have we seen these conditions even garner any recognition at all. However small the steps in the right direction might … Read more

The UK gambling commission has fined their national lottery operator, Camelot, for three million pounds. Camelot was found in breach their operating license when they delivered a 2.5-million-pound lottery prize to a convicted rapist in 2009. Gambling Commission chief Sarah Harrison released this statement. “Our main concern is ensuring the national lottery is run with … Read more

$46 million is a life-changing sum of money for anyone, even when it’s being paid out in periodic installments. This was the allure of an Illinois scratch ticket game called The Good Life. Each ticket was $30, which is pretty steep for a single ticket, but that didn’t stop people from buying millions of them … Read more

The state of North Carolina has noticed an increase in repeat winners for large prize scratch off tickets.  As reported in a special investigation by the Charlotte News & Observer, the number of NC players who have submitted multiple winning tickets has increased from 59 players in 2009 up to 223 players in 2015. From … Read more

Yes, we know, everyone is talking about the Powerball Jackpot that has reached its largest jackpot total in history. There are a lot of different takes on this enormous jackpot figure. You can find public opinion pieces from those who see life changing potential and possibility – to the doom and gloomers who are calculating … Read more

In the African nation of Zimbabew, the idea of “money” there is so incredibly worthless that the government actually prints notes of $1 trillion ($1,000,000,000,000!) Sadly, you couldn’t buy a double-cheeseburger of the buck McMenu for this worthless currency. But America has better fiscal security than that, right? Not if you ask residents of Illinois … Read more

We have all heard lottery stories which fill our minds and imagination with thoughts of, “What would I do if I would have won that much money?” And of course, when a huge jackpot payday is delivered by a massive lottery like Mega Millions or Powerball, the anticipation builds until the winners are announced. If … Read more