The lucky Lotto winner who bought the $133 million Mega Millions ticket last week has yet to come forward to claim the prize and lottery officials as well as customers at the Jamaica convenience store where the ticket was purchased are advising the winner to take his or her time.

According to Kentucky Lottery officials, the tough economy isn’t slowing down lottery sales. Lottery officials said they have had record sales at more than $810 million for the fiscal year and that the lottery’s contribution to the state reached a record at more than $204 million.

Okay, I am confused. I called the Arkansas Lottery Office this Saturday afternoon (501-683-2000) to check on a Freedom of Information Request I filed with them on Wednesday. Three days have past and I have not heard back. After about eight rings, an answering machine message let me know that their office was closed and [...]

The Florida Lottery announced today that four players matched all five winning numbers in the Friday, July 17, FANTASY 5 drawing and will share a $225,083.84 top prize.

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Friday, July 17, 2009 9:49 AM CDT LITTLE ROCK — High salaries doled out for top positions in Arkansas’ state-run lottery program could sour legislators’ relationship with the commission they created to oversee the games, Gov. Mike Beebe said Thursday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s lottery defied the odds of a reeling economy, posting record sales amounting to its heftiest contribution ever to the state treasury, officials said Friday.

Day after day, Sam Patel serves customers who come to his counter to buy Georgia Lottery tickets. Forget the economy. The owner of the C-Store and Chevron Gas Station, 3245 Cypress Mill Road in Brunswick, says people are as eager as ever to win big.

Arkansas House Speaker Robbie Wills has joined in recent criticism of the high salaries of lottery managers by Gov. Mike Beebe and others. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

CHARLESTON, W.Va., July 17 (UPI) — A Charleston, W.Va., resident estimates she has collected $177,000 from scratch-off lottery tickets in two years.