An avid lottery player won big after she didn’t throw away a losing scratch-off, California officials said.

“There was no rhyme or reason to it,” the woman told lottery officials about the ... mile drive northwest of Baltimore. Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.

The dream of striking it rich is even more expensive now. Last week, lottery officials raised the price of a Mega Millions ...

The multistate Mega Millions lottery is charging more to play, but promises bigger jackpots with better odds of winning. But ...

This is the first top level jackpot to be won in the game, which includes a progressive jackpot that grows as more people play, according to lottery officials. Bridges’ odds of winning that ...

OpEd: If you chose to play the lottery, good luck, because it’s a game of chance, not skill. Don’t bet more than you can ...

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