Winning online contests and lottery

The Chinese lottery player who won the highest sports lottery, 82.34 million yuan (US $11.76 million), in China’s lottery history collected his prize on Sunday under police guard.

New York (AP) - A lawsuit is accusing the New York State Division of Lottery of tricking people into playing its Take Five lottery game by exaggerating the likelihood of…

A free online lottery available only to Sheboygan County residents began Monday, the brainchild of a businessman who was looking for a fresh way to advertise.

DES MOINES - The state has reached a settlement with an Omaha company which manufactured TouchPlay machines that were banned in Iowa. Under the settlement, the state will pay International Gamco Inc. $250,000 and return two of the machines that had been used by the Iowa Lottery for testing.

The N.C. Education Lottery announced that it is launching two new instant-winner games today, including one that offers more than $10 million in prizes.

REVERE - Public school educators are resorting to a parent lottery for the second consecutive year to fill a shortage of middle school seats in the Rumney Marsh Academy.

Sioux Falls city leaders have another week to meet with state officials about a proposal governing where video lottery establishments can be located. The City Council delayed a vote on the matter.

State lawmakers who oppose a new video lottery game have lost their attempt to attach a ban on the game to a bill intended to crack down on the payday lending industry.

Without much enthusiasm, the Kansas Lottery Commission approved the first casino contract under the state’s new expanded gambling law Monday. It allows Penn National Gaming to phase in the required $225 million minimum investment for its Cherokee County casino over 12 years rather than paying it up front. “Plain and simple, we […]

ASTHMA sufferers in Wales are facing a postcode lottery when it comes to the help they receive to manage their condition at home instead of being admitted to hospital in an emergency.