Arkansans should vote against the lottery Nov. 4 because gambling is morally wrong and a lottery would hurt the state’s most vulnerable people, United Methodist Church leaders said Thursday. (Northwest Arkansas Times)

FORT MILL — The owner of two Fort Mill lottery stores faces multiple charges after authorities say he sold illegal lottery tickets and pocketed the money. Authorities Wednesday night issued arrest warrants against Jayson Carl Parker, 31, of Fort Mill in connection with illegal scratch-off tickets sold at Lotto World and Lottery Super Store, both stores in the Carowinds area at Fort Mill …

The owner of two Fort Mill lottery stores faces multiple charges after authorities said he sold illegal lottery tickets and pocketed the money. Authorities Wednesday night issued arrest warrants against 31-year-old Jayson Carl Parker, 31, of Fort Mill in connection with illegal scratch-off tickets sold at Lotto World and Lottery Super Store, both stores in the Carowinds area. Toya Graham, …

On Target: California Lottery officials are searching for the person who bought a winning ticket worth more than $100,000 at a San Francisco store. The Fantasy 5 ticket — purchased at San Francisco Gifts and News at 350 California St. — matched all five winning numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing.

Township officials confirmed Thursday that they will hold an affordable housing lottery in two weeks for The Oaks at Toms River, a new senior community.

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY.com) — Lottery officials announced Thursday that people who had bought misprinted tickets for a recently added game that said they’d won will receive some compensation for the tickets.

A food vendor who had been playing the lottery for a decade has won Malaysia’s biggest ever jackpot of 20 million ringgit (5.7 million dollars), reports said Friday.

An Upland woman celebrated her 71st birthday by buying a lottery ticket that won her more than $270,000, a California Lottery press release said Thursday.

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — The Australian state of New South Wales plans to sell its lottery business and waste disposal unit for A$1.3 billion ($867 million) to address a budget deficit set to expand because of slumping property prices and rising costs.

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — The New South Wales state government in Australia plans to sell its lottery and waste disposal units for A$1.3 billion ($874 million) to shore up a budget deficit, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.