Pending a final vote by the lottery commission, lottery officials expect Ohio to become a Powerball state on April 16, with tickets going on sale for a drawing the following day.

The Virginia Lottery says someone is in danger of throwing away a quarter-million-dollar prize. Someone bought the winning Mega Millions ticket in August at the Giant food store on Catoctin Circle in Leesburg. The prize must be claimed before 5 p.m. Feb. 18.

A Zanesville man is an instant winner thanks to the Ohio Lottery. Andrew Tipton won $25,000 on the Supercash game. Lottery Deputy Director of Communication Jeannie Roberts says after mandatory federal and state taxes totaling 31 percent, Tipton receives a check for $17,250 dollars.

AUSTIN—Texas lottery officials said Thursday that they found no evidence of improper bid information sharing between a consultant company and the lottery’s main vendor, GTECH Corp., but they said say they cannot rule it out.

Texas lottery officials said they found no evidence of improper bid information sharing between a consultant company and the lottery’s main vendor

Maine lawmakers say they want to expand the state lottery by adding a video version of keno and joining the multistate Mega Millions, but Gov. John Baldacci is against the idea.

A state senator’s suggestion that Ohio privatize the state lottery might be a decent idea, but the time isn’t right, Gov. Ted Strickland said.

Texas lottery officials said Thursday they’ve found no evidence of improper bid information sharing between a consultant company and the lottery’s main vendor, GTECH Corp., but they cannot rule it out.