A Wisconsin woman who won the lottery will not be receiving all her winnings due to thousands of dollars of outstanding debts. Winner Stories, Wisconsin, Scratch Games, Government, Court

An unemployed father from Norwood, New York, won $5 million from a lottery scratch off ticket he bought April 24 — and he wants to keep the details of his windfall quiet. Legal, Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games, Anonymous, Lawsuit

A phone scammer made a grave error when he dialed Officer Jeff Bowling and attempted to access his personal information last week. Legal, Scam, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Sweepstakes, Video

Murphy’s ship had finally come in. Or so it seemed. She imagined paying off the mortgages of her children and grandchildren and setting up bank accounts for her two little great-grandchildren. Instead, she had been scammed, and her gullibility cost her nearly $28,000. Scam, Fraud, Crime, Sweepstakes

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law that bars gambling on individual sporting events in most of the country, in a ruling likely to unleash a race among the states to attract billions of dollars in legal wagers. New Jersey, Legal, Gambling, Sports Betting, Sports

Lawyers for newly-formed trusts are increasingly claiming Massachusetts Lottery prizes, as big winners do what they can to avoid being publicly identified. Legal, Winner Stories, Massachusetts, General Interest, Anonymous

Georgia has joined a small but growing number of states that allow lottery winners to remain anonymous. Georgia, Legislation, Anonymous

A Davenport, Iowa, man on Thursday claimed a $4.38 million lottery jackpot, acknowledging he had beaten long odds to win a jackpot with a ticket he received as a free play in a lottery promotion. Winner Stories, Jackpots, Iowa, Multi-State Game, Lotto America

You’re out of luck if you planned on buying Powerball or Pick 3 tickets in South Carolina on Mother’s Day morning. South Carolina, GTECH, Vendors, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine, Operations

The head of the city’s oldest credit union embezzled money from the fund for years — splurging on millions worth of lottery tickets — by submitting bogus invoices for dental work and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Insider Buzz, Legal, New York, Theft, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime

Iowa Lottery officials say a Lotto America ticket bought at a convenience store in Davenport is worth nearly $4.4 million. Jackpots, Iowa, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game, Lotto America

A Texas woman reaped $1.2 million on an $18 bet on a series of Kentucky Derby day races, officials said on Sunday. Insider Buzz, Winner Stories, Horse Track

Powerball officials suffered an embarrassing but short-lived glitch when the regularly scheduled, live drawing had to be shelved because of unexplained technical difficulties. Powerball, Multi-State Game, Operations, Drawing

A man in Canada has had a truly amazing 24 hours, winning CA$2 million (US$1.5 million) on the lottery on the same day as his birthday and retirement. Winner Stories, British Columbia Lottery, Retire

When the Iowa Attorney General’s office began investigating an unclaimed lottery ticket worth millions, an incredible string of unlikely winners came to light — and a trail that pointed to an inside job. Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game

A North Carolina lottery winner is lucky to be alive after his helicopter crashed and caught fire right on his front lawn. Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina, After the Big Win, General Interest

Controversial lottery-betting service Lottoland described Australian legislation that will in effect banish it from the country as “unnecessary and misguided”, while newsagents and lottery sellers have welcomed the decision. International, Legislation, Online Gambling, Australia

Patrick Rudolph was sitting at home playing online lottery games when he nearly missed that he’d won a huge prize. Winner Stories, Michigan, Online Gambling, Technology, Online Ticket Sales

A New Jersey man tricked an 84-year-old woman into handing over more than $10,000 after telling her she won a lottery, but needed to pay the taxes on the winnings in advance, authorities said. New Jersey, Legal, New York, Scam, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime

A lawyer working for a trust claimed a $457 million Powerball ticket sold at a Pennsylvania convenience store, leaving state lottery officials with no details about the person or people who will get the money. Powerball, Winner Stories, Pennsylvania, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Anonymous

A Colorado Uber driver received a tip from a passenger that eventually landed him $140,000. Winner Stories, Colorado, Scratch Games

Last August, the Massachusetts Lottery executive director said a new policy to stop the lottery from making massive payouts to frequent winners would be in place on Oct. 1, 2017. However, more than half a year later, no policy is in effect. Legal, Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Retailer, General Interest, Investigation, …

The Tennessee Lottery is conducting a “Dog Days of Summer” photo contest through May 7 in search of the next “Tennessee Pup Star.” Tennessee, Scratch Games, Announcement, General Interest, Lottery Tickets

Indiana lottery players check your tickets: a lottery ticket worth more than a million bucks is about to expire. Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, Indiana

Even with sales up more than 3 percent through nine months of the fiscal year, the Massachusetts Lottery has seen an almost 8 percent drop in profits so far this year, the executive director reported Tuesday. Financials, Massachusetts

Illinois’ practice of keeping some scratch-off games on the market indefinitely after top prizes have been awarded stands in contrast to other states, whose lotteries are required to pull a game within a specific time frame once the last remaining top prize has been claimed. Illinois, Scratch Games, General Interest, …

Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich announced Thursday that he intends to retire in late 2018 or early 2019. Rich has led the Iowa Lottery since February 2009 and is just the second person to serve as its CEO since the lottery’s start in 1985. Administration, Iowa, Announcement, Retire, Director

The Iowa Lottery has won an international gaming-compliance award for its work in the long-running lottery jackpot investigation that uncovered fraud against U.S. lotteries and resulted in guilty pleas from three men. Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Fraud, Award, Crime, Multi-State Game

A 19-year-old Bonita Springs man has claimed a $15 million top prize in the new Florida 100X the Cash Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games

For the second time in 2018, a very lucky lottery player from Methuen, Massachusetts, has won a $1 million prize on an instant ticket from the Massachusetts State Lottery. Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

One Colorado man didn’t realize he won nearly $2 million after a drawing until he checked his ticket — five months later. Winner Stories, Colorado, Jackpots

A Kansas woman who bought three scratch-off lottery tickets skipped one because she thought there wouldn’t be two winners in a row — but she was wrong. Winner Stories, Kansas, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

Friday morning the New Jersey Lottery revealed the sole winner of the mammoth $533 million Mega Millions jackpot won on March 30. Mega Millions, New Jersey, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Video

A Michigan woman bought a round for everyone in a Michigan bar after realizing she won a $189,912 prize from the Michigan Lottery. Winner Stories, Michigan, Keno

The Arizona Lottery released the report last month from the Multi-State Lottery Association’s (MUSL) investigation of a computerized drawing malfunction that caused the same winning numbers to be generated in successive drawings. Arizona, Systems Problem, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Audit

For a Michigan woman, her dreams really do come true. Winner Stories, Michigan, Mystical, Pick 5, Anonymous

An investigation has revealed that Indiana’s state lottery has been pulling certain high-dollar scratch-off games off the market before all the big-money prizes could be won and paid out. GTECH, Indiana, Scratch Games, Investigation, Privatize Lottery

A Michigan woman nearly threw away a $2 million winning instant game lottery ticket she received for her birthday. Winner Stories, Michigan, Scratch Games, Anonymous

A woman who won $1,500 in the Illinois Lottery’s inaugural draw now won $1 million in the state’s St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle. Winner Stories, Illinois, General Interest, Raffle

As speculation swirled around the identity of the world’s newest multi-millionaire, the owner of the mini-mart where Friday’s winning Mega Millions ticket was sold said he reviewed surveillance footage to see if he could pinpoint the lucky customer. Mega Millions, New Jersey, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Retailer, Multi-State Game