Gambling News - 'Jackpot'
Casino
February 13, 2026
Massachusetts Casino Player Turns $20 into $30K Payout
The Encore Boston Harbor was the site of an exciting event with one visitor managing to turn their $20 bet on the Ultimate Fire Link game into the rather respectable $30,670 payout. The payout may not be the coveted seven-figure jackpot, but it demonstrates the Encore Boston Harbor’s variety of games that are designed to […]
Lottery
February 13, 2026
North Carolina Player Wins $1M from Powerball This Monday
The Powerball has been generous to local players in North Carolina, with a player now scooping a $1 million payout off a single $2 ticket. Purchased from Fast Phil’s on Charlotte Highway in Mooresville, the ticket fetched a $1 million prize on the spot at odds of 1 in 11.6 million. No further details have […]
Lottery
February 13, 2026
North Carolina Woman Wins $768K, Will Buy Home Next
A woman from Winston-Salem has won the grand prize playing the North Carolina Education Lottery, scooping up $768,201 off a single $3 ticket. The woman, who chose to remain anonymous but was happy to share her feelings about the win, said that she was completely dumbfounded when the lottery win occurred. Small Accidental Play Turns […]
Lottery
February 10, 2026
New York Lottery Unveils Another Million Dollar Raffle Winner
The New York Lottery announced that a player from the Jamaica neighborhood has won the top prize from its Million Dollar Raffle that took place on October 26. As a result, the lucky player became one of the latest millionaires minted by the lottery. Jamaica Player Wins $1M In its announcement, the NY Lottery confirmed […]
Lottery
February 6, 2026
Michigan Player Wins Lucky For Life’s Top Prize, Plans to Share with His Family
Yet another lucky player from Michigan has won big, this time from the Michigan Lottery’s Lucky For Life game. This comes in the wake of several seven-figure sum wins in the Great Lakes State. The Winner Took Home $390K According to the Michigan Lottery’s announcement, David Holfelder, a 78-year-old man from Eastpointe, Macomb County, won […]
Casino
February 6, 2026
Mohegan Sun Guest Flips $5 Bet into $703K Payout
The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut has become the site of another big-time winner, with one winner managing to turn their $5 into a $703,997 jackpot playing at the property. Mohegan Sun Hosts Two Big Jackpot Winners in Connecticut The fortunate event happened at the Casino of the Earth’s blackjack table, where a Super 4 Royal […]
Lottery
February 5, 2026
Powerball Made Three Millionaires, But No One Won the Jackpot
Powerball recently handed out its latest jackpot, but that doesn’t mean that the fun is all over. Despite not crowning a winner, the most recent drawing actually turned three separate winners into millionaires. Three Players Won $1M or More The Wednesday Powerball drawing turned out to be quite eventful despite the lack of a big […]
Lottery
February 4, 2026
Co-Workers in Illinois Scoop $350K Jackpot
Imagine the surprise on two co-workers’ faces when they realized that their presumed $350 jackpot was, in fact, much larger – six zeroes larger. April and Randy of Ashton, Illinois, were dumbfounded at the discovery, realizing that they had won $350,000 from the Lucky Day Lotto. Illinois Co-workers Scoop Jackpot The jackpot payout happened on […]
Lottery
February 3, 2026
21 Friends in Belgian Village Win EUR 123M EuroMillions Jackpot
A quiet Belgian village is still trying to wrap its head around what happened last weekend, after a group of 21 friends struck it rich in the EuroMillions draw on Friday night, January 30. Together, they landed a staggering EUR 123,555,827($145,964,260) jackpot, instantly turning a routine lottery ticket into a life-changing moment. The group, all […]
Industry
February 3, 2026
British Lottery Winner Turns $3.3M into $400M Drug Empire
In Britain, a Windfall lottery winner has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of manufacturing and distributing counterfeit medications, which he had funded with his GBP 2.4 million ($3.3 million) winnings. 80-year-old John Eric Spiby, who runs a long rap sheet, headquartered his drug business in Northwest England. According […]