Page 18 - Lottery Facts

Find out how lottery pools work and how you can start one of your own.

Two billion dollar lottery prizes are still unclaimed.

Future-looking lottery industry to benefit from growing jackpots, emerging markets, and technological advancements.

States employ clever, memorable lottery slogans for both branding and cultural identity purposes.

Hackers steal personal information from Ohio Lottery players.

Recommended tools for lottery players revolve around the analysis of numbers drawn, frequencies, and combos.

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

Two million students won the lottery without buying a ticket.

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.

Mississippi hits the jackpot with $2 billion in ticket sales.

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.

A $1.7 million lottery jackpot is still unclaimed.

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

Mathematicians develop a system to guarantee lottery wins.

As the Illinois Lottery turns 50, the state reports historic earnings of $883 million and promises much more in store.

The Florida lottery named the winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

The New York State Lottery once again takes the top spot on account of both revenue generated and money contributed to education.

Learn how the Michigan Lottery became a millionaire machine.

Unclaimed lottery prizes are put to different uses in each state. Learn how the money is used in your state.