The Illinois Lottery has paid out $1.34 billion in Mega Millions. This is the third largest lottery prize in the country in history. CHICAGO – Right outside of Chicago in Des Plaines, Illinois, history was made at a Speedway gas station as they sold the third largest lottery prize in history from the Illinois Mega … Read more
The Pennsylvania Lottery is offering $5 Fast Play tickets in partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. These tickets let players enter a second-chance draw which can award Eagles and Steelers related prizes. The deadline to enter these contests is Oct. 6, 2022. PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Lottery has partnered with both the Philadelphia … Read more
The Pennsylvania Lottery raised $1.2 billion for senior programs in PA in FY 2021-22. About $5 billion in traditional lottery sales were made. This was the second-best lottery year for PA in history, behind only 2020-21. HARRISBURG, Penn. – The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that they had raised more than $1 billion for senior programs in … Read more
A North Carolina lottery winner won $1,000 a day for life off of a Lucky for Life ticket. Should they take the lump sum, they would be granted $5.75 million before taxes. Taking the annuity will see $365,000 a year before taxes. CHARLOTTE – In Gaston County North Carolina, a lucky lottery player won $1,000 … Read more
The Mega Millions Jackpot has hit $810 million – the third largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. The next Mega Millions draw is Tuesday, and if nobody wins it will roll over onto Friday. ATLANTA – Nobody has won the Mega Millions Jackpot, and only four players have collected their $1 million prizes, leaving a … Read more
The Mega Millions jackpot is getting close to clearing a billion, with a $790 million jackpot, and 28 failed drawings. Mega Millions has only surpassed a billion dollars twice since its 2002 revamp, but they have both occurred in the last four years, with the milestones being hit in 2021. WASHINGTON – The Mega Millions … Read more
The Mega Million lottery jackpot is now worth over half a billion dollars. If won Tuesday, this will be the eigth biggest drawing on record. The massive prize can be granted in annual payments, or a $307.4m lump sum. LAS VEGAS – Lottery gamblers are now playing for an even bigger prize, as the Mega … Read more
Online gambling options such as the iLottery have shown to help, not hurt, retail betting options. The iLottery has enhanced player experience through ease of purchase, rewards clubs, and online ticket cashing. BOSTON – Recent studies have shown that iLottery sales do not negatively affect retail lottery options. In fact, many iLottery experts have stated … Read more
Two $1 million lottery winners came from North Carolina this week. A Dallas gambler won $1 million from a Powerball ticket purchased at a local food mart. A New Mexico player also took home $1 million from a recent Powerball ticket. DALLAS – There are a lot of new millionaires this week thanks to lottery … Read more
The New York Lottery announced the wrong numbers for their Mega Millions drawing. A Florida Man cashed a $1 million scratch-off ticket in Tampa. A South Carolina woman won $75,000 on a scratch-off ticket. NEW YORK – There has been no shortage of lottery winners across the United States during May. However, one of the … Read more