Gambling News - 'Lottery'
Lottery
September 16, 2025
Lucky Ohio Player Wins $2M Royal Riches Prize
A lucky winner in Ohio has won $2 million from the lottery. Unlike many of his peers, they went with the annuity option and will receive their prize in multiple installments over more than two decades. The Winner Preferred the Annuity Option The winner bought a $30 Royal Riches scratch-off ticket while taking a trip […]
Legal
September 16, 2025
Court Makes Gamblers Repay $750K from Glitched Instant Lucky 7 Game
Judge Robin George Mossop in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in South Africa has ruled that over 100 gamblers must repay approximately $750,000 in winnings from the “Instant Lucky 7” instant-lottery game, developed by Betgames and hosted on the online gambling platform Hollywood Sportsbook KwaZulu-Natal. The game operated for only seven days during Christmas week in […]
Lottery
September 16, 2025
New Zealand Player Wins $5.9M from Powerball
A player from Dunedin, New Zealand, has much to be happy about after the person secured an NZD 10.05 million ($5.9 million) payout from the country’s Powerball Must Be Won draw. While details about the winner are scant, there are a few things that are known about the lucky victor. New Zealand Winner Scoops the […]
Lottery
September 12, 2025
Jersey 5 Mints 48th Winner for the Year as Player Grabs $1M
Roughly a week after GamblingNews reported that a New Jersey local had secured a $150,000 jackpot from the lottery’s Jersey Cash 5 game, another player claimed a $1 million prize from the same game. The Winner Secured a Life-Changing Prize According to the lottery’s announcement, a player won the latest Jersey Cash 5 jackpot, taking […]
Lottery
September 11, 2025
Michigan: Fantasy 5 Player Wins $480K Jackpot, Powerball Fan Takes $150K Home
The Michigan Lottery announced that two lucky locals have won mouth-watering prizes. These include a $482K Fantasy 5 jackpot, as well as a $150K Powerball prize. Fantasy 5 Regular’s Loyalty Pays Off On September 10, the Michigan Lottery announced that a fortunate man from Macomb County had won the $481,582 Fantasy 5 jackpot. While the […]
Lottery
September 10, 2025
Connecticut Lottery Player Claims $2.2M Prize Three Months After Winning
Most players who win the lottery usually rush to claim their prize. However, this wasn’t the case for a winner from Connecticut who won $2.2 million earlier this year. Lucky Player Won $2.2M from the Lottery On June 30, the CT Lottery announced that a player in Manchester (Connecticut) had won its big Lotto! prize […]
Industry
September 10, 2025
Publishers Clearing House Winner Might Lose Home Despite $5K Weekly Prize
John Wyllie, a recipient of the Publishers Clearing House (PCH) “$5,000 A Week Forever” prize, has stepped forward, revealing to the media that his supposedly lifelong guaranteed payments have also come to an unexpected end following PCH’s bankruptcy and subsequent purchase by another company. Publishers Clearing House Winner Speaks Out In 2012, John Wyllie was […]
Industry
September 8, 2025
Intoxicated Lottery Winner Attacks Guest with Pool Cue
A Brit who won a multi-million jackpot a few years ago has been caught on camera attacking a guest in his home. While the victim has escaped mostly unharmed, he said that the attack has been traumatizing. The Lottery Winner Invited Three Pub Pals to His Home Paul Long, 62, made headlines in 2018 when […]
Lottery
September 5, 2025
Lottery Fever Sweeps Texas as 3 Players Win Prizes of $1M
Several lucky players in Texas have won prizes of a million dollars from the lottery. These included two scratch-off ticket enthusiasts, as well as one fortunate Powerball player. Lucky Scratch-off Games Lover Wins $1 On September 4, the Texas Lottery unveiled several major winners, including a Graham resident who claimed a top prize worth $1 […]
Business
September 5, 2025
Allwyn Posts Unaudited Q2 Report, Highlights Strong Results
International lottery giant Allwyn International has published its preliminary unaudited financial report for the second quarter of 2025 (the three-month period ended June 30, 2025). The report outlined favorable increases across the board, with the exception of the company’s operating EBITDA, which suffered a hit. Another Quarter of Solid Financial Performance Allwyn’s unaudited Q2 report […]