Winning online contests and lottery

Camelot, operator of the United Kingdom’s lottery, has been in talks with firms in 48 countries, including Australia and the US, to launch a global draw.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - New sales figures from the West Virginia Lottery seem to support Kanawha County bar owners claims that the countys 2-month-old smoking ban is financially hurting their businesses. Bar and gambling parlor patrons pumped about $554,000 le…

N.C. lottery officials halted sales Thursday of Pick 3 tickets with the numbers 9-1-1 after a flood of players picked the tragically historical date for their gamble. The lottery’s potential payout on those numbers reached $3 million, the threshold at which the computers will stop selling a particular number combination. Enough players bought the […]

Authorities have launched a criminal investigation of a former Texas Lottery employee who gained possession of unauthorized data. Prosecutor Beverly Mathews says the Travis County District Attorney’s Office has “received a criminal referral” and is investigating. She declined further comment.

Associated Press - September 11, 2008 5:05 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Authorities have launched a criminal investigation of a former Texas Lottery employee who gained possession of unauthorized…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Authorities have launched a criminal investigation of a former Texas Lottery employee who gained possession of unauthorized data.

Authorities have launched a criminal investigation of a former Texas Lottery employee who gained possession of unauthorized data, officials said Thursday.

George Loewenstein is a neuroeconomist at Carnegie Mellon University who has studied everything from the brain activity triggered by retail shopping to the psychology of lottery tickets. Mind Matters editor Jonah Lehrer chats with Loewenstein about his latest research, and what why credit cards are so dangerous. LEHRER: Your most recent paper looked […]

(AP) — Illinois would raise $10 billion for building roads and schools by privatizing its state-run lottery for half a century under a plan the House approved Wednesday night. After years of resisting, Speaker Michael Madigan and his House Democrats approved turning the Illinois Lottery over …

Illinois would raise $10 billion for building roads and schools by privatizing its state-run lottery for half a century under a plan the House approved Wednesday night.