Imagine buying a winning lottery ticket and not being able to collect your winnings? It could happen to some East Tennesseans if a local lawmaker’s bill becomes law. Representative Stacey Campfield says half of people receiving food stamps are playing the lottery and feels they need to be more fiscally responsible with their money.

A new four-digit daily numbers game for the North Carolina Education Lottery will begin next week.

One lottery ticket sold in Washington, D.C. matched all 6 numbers in the Wednesday evening Powerball drawing, and is now worth $144 million to the lucky ticket-holder.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A new four-digit daily numbers game for the North Carolina Education Lottery will begin next week. Top prize for the “Carolina Pick 4″ game starting April 17 will be $5,000. Players can either choose a number or have a sales terminal pick a random number.

A new N.C. Education Lottery game will begin next week. Players can purchase tickets for “Carolina Pick 4” starting at 5 a.m. April 17, and the first drawing will be that night. Players pick a 4-digit number between 0-0-0-0 and 9-9-9-9. Players can also choose a “quick pick” to have the terminal select the numbers for them. Players can win from $100 up to the top prize of $5,000 daily. The …

The Arkansas Legislature finished work on its 2009 session Thursday, after passing a tobacco tax increase to fund a trauma system and creating a state-run lottery.

ISTANBUL – Turkish conglomerate Dogan Holding and its Italian partner Lottomatica said Thursday that they pulled out of the tender for privatization of country’s national lottery.

The New York Knicks, in desperate need of a shot blocker, have signed former lottery pick Mouhamed Sene.

Congratulations to FOX 4′s winner of $400 in Missouri Lottery tickets.

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen an increase in calls and e-mails about the use of lottery funds on the education system. Here’s a breakdown of how the system works.