Winning online contests and lottery

The Wisconsin lottery suggests getting tickets early for Thursday’s 08-08-08 drawing. But will it beat last year’s lucky sevens?

After raising $1.2 billion over the past four years for education, Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Hargrove said the goal is to raise another billion for education over the next five-year period.

In a bid to crack down further on retailer fraud, British Columbia’s lottery corporation is weighing the introduction of a player card system. Province sees a dramatic drop in retailer wins since the implementation of new security measures a year ago.