West Virginia Lottery officials are anticipating a drop in revenue in the next budget year as sales decline and competition from other states rises.

Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of winter could stop Emil Mortimer of Tomahawk from traveling to to claim an $84,000 jackpot from the Wisconsin Lottery’s Dec. 10 Badger 5 lotto drawing.

A Victorian music hall, historic gardens and two Grade II listed museums have won a share of more than £15m funding for restoration projects, the Heritage Lottery Fund announced today

You’ve just come into a windfall after years of punching a clock. Your numbers came up in the lottery and you’re $6 million richer. Now what ? In Piqua, this isn’t a dream.

BOSTON – Last week’s ice storm, arriving on what was expected to be the biggest day of the year for the state Lottery sales because of a $200 million Mega Millions jackpot, ended up taking a huge bite out of state lottery revenues.

The person who purchased a $4 million winning lottery ticket at the Oneonta Stewart’s on Dec. 10 has not come forward to claim his or her prize, according to a clerk at the store Thursday.

By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK – The state higher education director said Thursday revenues from a new state lottery should go into existing scholarships, joining Gov. Mike Beebe in questioning Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s recommendation to create new programs.