Winning online contests and lottery

While taxpayers look forward to IRS refund checks this time of year, Linda Taylor of Port Neches is cashing in on a much different windfall. She matched the five numbers drawn in the May 1 Texas Lottery Cash Five game to win $13,786.

Another problem has been reported with the Tennessee Lottery. Video

As the Michigan Lottery celebrates its 35th anniversary, WXYZ catches up with a high-profile winner who scored a $2-million jackpot. INSIDE: Watch Action News report

The 54-year-old man and his wife claimed their winnings at the Maryland Lottery offices Friday afternoon, according to lottery officials. The couple wished to remain anonymous, but were officials said they were involved with the military.

TRENTON, N.J. - An Elizabeth man trying to cash in a scratch-off lottery ticket turned out to be not so lucky.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An Elizabeth man trying to cash in a scratch-off lottery ticket turned out to be not so lucky. That’s because authorities say the winning ticket was forged. And the man who tried to cash it — 31-year-old Ishak Boutros — faces theft and forgery charges.

TRENTON — An Elizabeth man trying to cash in a scratch-off lottery ticket turned out to be not so lucky. That’s because authorities say the winning ticket was forged. And the man who tried to cash it — 31-year-old Ishak Boutros — faces theft and forgery charges. A state grand jury indicted Boutros on Friday. […]

Newly released documents show investigators at the Ontario Lottery Corp. approved a $21.5-million insider win after a two-month probe.

TORONTO - A retailer who claimed a $21.5-million winning lottery ticket and sparked a two-month internal investigation at Ontario’s lottery corporation initially said the ticket belonged to a customer who had left the store, documents released under order of the province’s privacy commissioner revealed Friday.

WORCESTER, Mass. — A Worcester city councilor is suggesting that the city launch its own lottery game to raise money for cash-strapped public schools.