Internet-gaming fever has been spreading across the nation since the Department of Justice had a big change of heart right before Christmas. Nevada has, to no surprise, brazenly taken a lead in efforts to establish the first intrastate web-gaming industry. Poker being the obvious first choce, but it won’t be the last. Other states are [...]

Beginning January 15, Powerball ticket prices are going up in price from $1 to $2.  Lottery organizers are hoping that the bigger jackpots, and the better odds, will entice more people to participate.  Powerball seems to be following in the footsteps of scratch ticket games, which have also risen in prices with the chance for [...]

Lottery News From Around The Country

With Florida Lottery sales slumping overall with the recession, the state’s new instant ticket vending machine is looking like a bet lawmakers are willing to put more money behind this spring. Read More…

Lottery players in dozens of states hit the jackpot Sunday as two national games — Powerball and Mega Millions — began selling tickets in the same states. Read More…

Beginning today, Virginia Lottery drawings will move to the Internet. Read More…

Since the multi-state lottery game Powerball arrived in Florida a year ago, people have bought more than $430 million in tickets. Read More…

The Pennsylvania Lottery’s latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made four instant millionaires. Read More…

One million Florida Lottery tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and nine of those are officially chosen as the big winners. Read More…

A semi-retired security guard and a social worker from Desert Hot Springs claimed a $7 million lottery jackpot on Monday.M Read More…