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Lions-themed ticket roars to $4.14M record winThe Fast Cash jackpot crushed the previous $2.39M mark for the Michigan Lottery.
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Exclusive interviewRocky Mountain reinvention: Colorado Lottery embarks on transformationColorado Lottery Director Tom Seaver reveals the details on new games, retailers, and a digital future.
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Lottery growth goes digital: $346B expected worldwide in 2026Convenient mobile play and interactive draws are drawing younger audiences worldwide.
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As mobile betting soars, New York eyes science behind gambling addictionOne Assembly chair wants SUNY researchers digging into how apps, alerts, and 24/7 access affect players.
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Missouri wants the state lottery to run video lottery machinesLawmakers now want the lottery to step in, regulate machines, and redirect profits to public programs.
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Winning weekend delivers millions in jackpots across five statesFrom a record Fast Play hit to an $8.2M Lotto score, multiple jackpots fell in just days. Did one land near you?
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Till money do us part: Lottery wins that destroyed couplesFirst comes love. Then comes the lottery. Next come the lawsuits.
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Million-dollar hide & seek: The strangest lottery ticket hiding placesLottery players get creative when hiding winning tickets.
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Win big, work hard: These lottery players won millions and kept their jobsThis nurse wouldn't quit even after winning a jackpot worth millions.
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High school jackpots: Lottery winners who struck it rich as teenagersThis 18-year-old won big with her first-ever lottery ticket.
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Million-dollar trash: These lottery players almost threw away jackpotsHow a homeless man almost trashed a $4 million lottery ticket, and other stories of dumpster jackpots.
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Why record lottery sales no longer guarantee record school fundingA surge in ticket buying masked a quieter shift in payouts, profits, and where the lottery's dollars end up.
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These lucky pets helped their owners score major lottery jackpotsCan a lucky spider or pet make you a lottery millionaire?
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These players won big with lottery tickets they received as giftsThese players unwrapped lottery tickets and won millions.
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Could a 'fantasy lottery' be the future of play?Blending luck with skill could attract new players, but would it change the game too much?
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Exclusive interviewExclusive interview with Scientific Games on the science of scratchWhat makes the perfect scratch? How do tickets pop at retail? Scientific Games reveals the secrets behind the games.
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New Hampshire Lottery unveils new Wheel Spin Spectacular gameIt’s the first eInstant with a wheel mechanic and player choices, adding a fresh twist to online play.
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From jackpots to jail: Scammers who faked winning ticketsLearn about the conman who won $3 million with a fake lottery ticket, and other stories of lottery fraudsters.
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Jackpot justice: How lottery officials stole millionsThis lottery official stole tickets worth nearly $500,000.
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Lucky sevens: Woman claims $77,777 on 7/7 playing Red White & Blue 7sArkansas player's lucky sevens alignment pays off during a routine lottery session on a perfect date.
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Clerk pleads guilty in $9K lottery ticket schemeShe printed hundreds of tickets and cashed in the winners at the store across the street from her work.
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Holiday jackpots: Georgia players win millions over July 4th weekendA Kennessaw Publix shopper won $3 million in Friday's Mega Millions drawing.
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Arizona caps bulk buys on Fast Play tickets in new lottery rule updateA new $50K-a-day rule targets ticket hoarders to keep Fast Play games fun and fair for all players.
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Seven gift ideas for lottery-loving dads on Father's DayFather's Day is coming. Consider these lottery-related gifts he'll actually use.
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From barracks to jackpot: Army service member's bet wins millions25-year Army veteran strikes $1.3M jackpot on day one of online play.
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$793K win shocks duo who just started playing the lottery togetherThey thought it was a mistake. Spoiler: it wasn't. Now they're planning a debt-free future.
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Man gets prison for stabbing lottery winner, then napping at the sceneThe knife ended up in a litter box. The suspect? In the trash room. Was this Oregon's clumsiest crime?
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Digital dream: $2 ticket turns into $6.7 million windfallRecord-breaking digital jackpot claimed in NC as state's online lottery revenue soars.
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Tennessee Lottery players to see high-tech upgrades in IGT contract dealNew terminals, enhanced reporting, and faster ticket-checking are on the way with the IGT contract extension.
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Cut, cheat, and lie: How a rude customer led to a Mega Millions jackpotHow bad behavior helped these lottery players win big.