It is the lyrical event of the season, a kickoff to Christmas celebrations: children dressed up in navy blue and gray uniforms sing, not Christmas carols, but the winning numbers and prizes for the Loteria de Navidad, Spain's state Christmas

A North Carolina man had a good feeling that 3851 would come out in the Virginia Pick 4 drawing -- and he was right., , ,

At 2:30 p.m. today, Albuquerque teacher Chris Daskalos came forward with a $10,000-winning Powerball ticket two hours before it was scheduled to expire., , , ,

Two years after discovering her husband hid the fact he won the Florida Lottery, Donna Campbell is being evicted., ,

Arkansas Lottery retailers can now sell tickets for Cash 3, a game that allows players to pick three numbers in hopes of matching them to numbers selected by a random number generator at the lottery's headquarters in Little Rock., ,

Relations have become so strained between feuding directors of two state agencies that a couple of Iowa lawmakers have agreed to step in as mediators., , , , , , , ,

A potential scam victim turns the tables on would-be Jamaican lottery scammers., , , ,

In the Star-Telegram "Watchdog" column, Dave Lieber recounts how an 86-year-old man did the right thing by not getting hooked in by lottery scammers again., , , , ,

Are Oklahomans luckier than residents of other states? According to the statistics, they seem to be., , ,

Lottery ticket sales declined about $11.3 million in the past fiscal year, mainly because of a downturn in the economy, Oklahoma officials said., , , ,

Two retirees and a teen are among a handful of recent big Georgia lottery winners., ,

A war of words -- and numbers -- broke out in the governor's race yesterday as Gov. Deval Patrick accused rival Tim Cahill of making "excuses" about the Lottery's performance even as the state treasurer touted a better-than-expected financial forecast.,

The Missouri Lottery Commission named May Scheve Reardon of St. Louis as the executive director of the Missouri Lottery during a commission meeting held today in Jefferson City., , ,

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's office has named Gina Smith as the Maryland State Lottery's Interim Director after the departure of Director Buddy Roogow on November 30th., ,

The Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors has approved a cross-selling agreement allowing sales of the Mega Millions multi-state jackpot game in the Commonwealth., , , , ,

A former convenience store owner pleaded guilty Thursday to fraudulently claiming a $5.75 million winning Canada Lotto 6/49 ticket as his own., , , , , , , , ,

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is "seriously considering" legislation that would allow four-minute Keno games as a way to help deal with a projected $2.6 billion budget shortfall., , , ,

A Manitoba couple who won a CA$50 million (US$46.7 million) lottery jackpot in the Nov. 6 Canada Lotto Max drawing are sharing the wealth with their Sagkeeng First Nation community., , , , ,

The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) announced MegaMatch 6 will end with the Tuesday, December 29 drawing., , ,

Arkansas Lottery director Ernie Passailaigue says state residents will start to see lottery ticket vending machines this spring, sometime around March or April., , , , ,