Jacob Reaves

Most of us harbor oversimplified, one-dimensional conceptions of what it means to come into substantial wealth.

On January 31, Josh McConkey decided to try his luck at the state’s Cash 5 rolling jackpot game.

In October of last year, a lucky South Carolinian purchased a Powerball ticket at an Exxon in Gable.

During Louisiana's poverty-stricken Reconstruction era, a New Orleanian with deep pockets approached state legislators with an enticing offer to help.

When King James I sanctioned the holding of a lottery drawing for the Virginia Company to raise revenue, it would reverse America's fortunes forever.

One reasonable place to start when discussing the so-called lottery curse is with the tortuous, well-traveled tale of a Waffle House waitress named Tonda Dickerson.

The revenue for the 45 states that participate in government-operated lotteries has grown by over 80 percent since 2010.

Debates have raged in Birmingham for years as to whether to legalize gaming in Alabama. Next year could finally usher in a breakthrough.

Father of three from Maryland wins enormous scratch-off prize on Black Friday.