THE BIG Lottery has made a big difference to pupils at Causeway School. Part of a £750 million nationwide Big Lottery Fund programme was allocated to the school for a new and improved sports hall. (25/11/2009 09:53:29)

A New York City man has admitted he created phony winning scratch off tickets. Alvin Summers pleaded guilty to grand larceny and is facing up to seven years in prison. The guilty plea also resolves cases in Manhattan, Nassau and Monroe counties. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown says Summers cut and pasted winning numbers on losing New York State lottery tickets. He sold them to strangers …

Steven Blackford of Schleswig won the $25,000 top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Snowman Bingo” instant scratch game.

A man who says he bought what turned out to be a $1 million Texas lottery ticket but was scammed by a clerk wants to depose some lottery executives.

The Georgia Lottery Corporation has come under fire for its year end performance bonuses to lottery employees. Now, one top lawmaker wants the Georgia legislature to have a say in how the lottery is run and how the money is divvied up. State Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg)…

LAKELAND — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a man, who won the Florida lottery in 2006, and has now gone missing.

LAKELAND, Fla., Nov. 25 (UPI) — Authorities in Polk County, Fla., said they are searching for a former Florida Lottery winner who went missing several months ago.

The Kansas Lottery has rejected an application from a group seeking to build and manage a state-owned casino in the southeastern part of Kansas. Lottery officials sent a letter Tuesday to Ozark Trail Gaming LLC saying the group lacks the required funds and… Casino – Gambling – Games – United States – Limited liability company

The Kansas Lottery has rejected an application from a group seeking to build and manage a state-owned casino in the southeastern part of Kansas.