Winning online contests and lottery

The North Carolina lottery has met its annual moneymaking goal for the first time thanks to a $26 million transfer Monday to a special education fund that helps pay for public school and higher education initiatives.

There’s a problem with some scratch-off lottery games in New Jersey.

A business professor’s lawsuit seeks to hold the Virginia Lottery accountable for selling about $85 million in defective scratch-off tickets.

BOISE – Someone won $200,000 in the Idaho lottery in January but still hasn’t claimed the prize – and if he or she doesn’t come forward in the next 3 1⁄2 weeks, it’ll be the third $200,000 Idaho lottery prize in three years to go unclaimed.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina lottery has met its annual moneymaking goal for the first time thanks to a $26 million transfer Monday to a special education fund that helps pay for public school and higher education initiatives. The transfer means the North Carolina Education Lottery gave $350,012,385 in net profits and other […]

BOISE – Someone won $200,000 in the Idaho lottery in January, but still hasn’t claimed the prize – and if he or she doesn’t come forward in the next three and a half weeks, it’ll be the third $200,000 Idaho lottery prize in three years to go unclaimed.

Some instant lottery games promise millions, but the top prizes are long gone.

In the latest challenge to a state lottery’s deceptive practices, a business professor’s lawsuit seeks to hold the Virginia Lottery accountable for selling about $85 million in defective scratch-off tickets.

After getting off to a slow start, the North Carolina lottery has met lawmakers’ money making expectations for this year. (Credit: “”)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - After getting off to a slow start, the North Carolina lottery has met lawmakers’ money making expectations for this year.