Gambling News - 'Lottery'
Lottery
July 16, 2024
Lottery Player in North Carolina Wins $1M from Second-Chance Drawing
A resident of Youngsville, North Carolina, recently secured a major second-chance prize. The lucky man participated in the $10 Million Spectacular second-chance drawing earlier this month, securing the top prize of $1 million. The North Carolina Education Lottery revealed that the name of the lucky winner is Chris Franks. The Youngsville resident turned out as […]
Lottery
July 16, 2024
Australia Wants Year-Long Online Keno and Foreign Lotto Review
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the launch of a review into the way online keno and foreign-matched lotteries are currently regulated in the country. The review, which follows the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications’ recommendation, is needed to better grasp the impact of these games on the community and establish whether […]
Lottery
July 16, 2024
Man Wins $300K at Michigan Lottery Scratch Card Game
A lucky 64-year-old man from Muskegon County won a surprising $300,000 at the Fire & Ice Cashword instant game offered by the Michigan Lottery. The man, who chose to remain anonymous, this way joined the impressively long roster of fortunate lotto winners announced by the lottery this month alone. “I Thought I Won $100” After […]
Industry
July 15, 2024
UKGC Considered Allwyn’s Ties with Russia Irrelevant to the National Lottery Bidding
The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission (UKGC) did not believe that Allwyn’s indirect ties to Russia were relevant to The National Lottery licensing process. Responding to a freedom of information request by gambling news outlet NEXT.io, the regulator released previously undisclosed details of the lottery giant’s approach to this issue. Allwyn’s parent company KKCG, for context, […]
Lottery
July 15, 2024
Mega Millions Jackpot Survives, Grows to $226M for Next Drawing
An estimated $203 million jackpot was up for grabs from Mega Millions, the popular lottery-style games in the United States, on Friday. The latest drawing saw numbers 15, 35, 48, 53, 68 and the Gold Mega ball 8 drawn. Yet, nobody guessed correctly all the winning numbers from the latest drawing. The estimated $203 million […]
Lottery
July 15, 2024
Jersey Cash 5 Winner Buys $644K Ticket at Liquor Store
A very lucky player who purchased a Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket for Wednesday’s drawing in Passaic County is now $644,454 richer. The Ticket Was Purchased in a Liquor Store in Clifton The purchase was made at Henry’s Liquors located on Van Houten Avenue in Clifton, Passaic County. According to state lottery representatives, the jackpot […]
Lottery
July 15, 2024
Aussie Couple Mistake AU$1 Million Lotto Win for AU$1K
A lucky couple from Upper Coomera, Queensland, Australia, thought they did well after winning AU$1,000 ($677) from Saturday Gold Lotto. To their shock and pleasant surprise, the win wasn’t AU$1,000 ($677) but was AU$1 million ($677,500) instead. The couple was among the list of five winners who guessed correctly the winning numbers from Saturday Gold […]
Lottery
July 15, 2024
Record-Breaking 63 Winners Hit Donghang Lottery Jackpot
An all-time high number of players have won the Donghang Lottery jackpot, beating the previous record. For reference, 50 winners guessed all lottery numbers correctly in June 2022, marking a historic moment in the lottery’s history. Now, however, the lottery provided prizes to a whopping 63 jackpot winners. The Korean Lottery Commission confirmed the figure. […]
Lottery
July 15, 2024
Walmart to Enter the Lottery Sector & Launch iLottery App
Multinational retail giant Walmart revealed that it is preparing a lottery push, hoping to capitalize on the increased demand for lottery products. At its annual summit in April, the company told lottery vendors that it plans to offer lottery and iLottery products. The summit was attended by companies such as IGT, NeoPollard and Scientific Games. […]
Lottery
July 12, 2024
Michigan Lottery Winner Enjoys Huge Blessing, Bags $170K Jackpot
After a 67-year-old man from Oak Park, Michigan, remembered to purchase his ticket for the popular Fantasy 5 draw, he was pleasantly surprised to win the game’s jackpot. The Michigan Lottery announced Thursday that the winner of the Fantasy 5 draw from June 3 recently came forward to claim his prize. The name of the […]