Winning online contests and lottery

Chicago Bulls executive vice-president of business operations Steve Schanwald reacts when the Bulls won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday in Secaucus, N.J. The Bulls get the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft.

When news broke this week that 19-year-old Jonathan Vargas of Gaston was this state’s first Powerball winner after hitting a $35 million jackpot with a ticket purchased at the Raceway station in Cayce, one thought crossed my mind. That guy stole my retirement plan! I was supposed to be the first Powerball winner in South […]

Tifton wins the lottery!The Georgia Lottery Corporation has announced the grand opening of its Tifton District Office. The new location, which will service customers in South Georgia, replaces the lottery’s Thomasville District Office.

Steve Galipeau, 52, of Lancaster, aka “Daddy G,” was recently crowned the winner of an American Idol-style competition to pick a jingle for new state lottery commercials.

Tuesday night’s draft lottery came and went and the Hawks barely noticed.

Lottery the ticket for Red Sox series

Albany — High prices at the pump and an overall slumping economy have put a dent in Georgia lottery ticket sales. The Georgia Lottery Corporation says their sales depend on discretionary dollars and right now there are fewer of those dollars to go around.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Pay raises for employees at the North Carolina Lottery could be more than double those other state employees will receive, and the Lottery Commission is spending $45,000 for a study to see if the pay for its workers is too low.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pay raises for employees at the North Carolina Lottery could be more than double those other state employees will receive, and the Lottery Commission is spending $45,000 for a study to see if the pay is too low.

About once a month, children are left alone in vehicles in B.C. casino parking lots while their parents gamble, according to B.C. Lottery Corporation documents obtained by the CBC.