A LOTTERY winner from north Cumbria who frittered away his winnings continued to fund his lifestyle by stealing from his employers.

Associated Press – July 27, 2009 6:14 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The Louisiana Lottery Corporation says nobody won the two major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball…

LITTLE ROCK — The director of Arkansas’ lottery insists the games scheduled to begin this fall will not target the poor and minorities.

WALES’ poorest communities are getting a “bad deal” from the National Lottery, a major report published today concludes.

Report found ‘insufficient funding’ from the lottery’s money for good causes was being invested back in deprived communities, despite their high rates of play.

People on low incomes spend disproportionate amounts on the National Lottery adding support to claims that it is a tax on the poor according to a report published today.