After a very slow start, sales of lottery tickets for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation are “in the black.”

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Supreme Court has set oral arguments for Oct. 13 in a lawsuit challenging Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s proposed constitutional amendment to create a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships.

The Arkansas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging a proposed lottery one week before early voting begins for the fall election.

GTECH Corp., the operator of many government lotteries worldwide, was fined $1.4 million by the District of Columbia this month over charges that its subcontractors or a partner firm hacked into the district’s lottery system and printed winning tickets for themselves two years ago.

An Old Town woman who won the $1 million grand prize in a Maine State Lottery drawing says she and her husband plan to build a home, pay off debt and sock away money for their kids’ college education.

(Belle Chasse) — Nothing like holding a lottery ticket worth 800-thousand dollars, only to be told by a store clerk it’s worth zip.

Tucked inside California’s thick budget package is a bill that allows the state lottery director to spend money on employee gifts, a practice that came under scrutiny after staff members were treated to a $46,336 party last year.