South Boston Man Wins $500K Jackpot from Virginia Lottery Scratcher Game

South Boston Man Wins $500K Jackpot from Virginia Lottery Scratcher Game

The Virginia Lottery currently offers a wide range of scratcher games. With dozens of games, prizes vary between $20 and the staggering $500,000. Last week one South Boston man collected the latter prize, after buying a Magnificent 7s scratcher ticket. The lucky man won the game’s $500,000 top prize after purchasing a ticket from the […]

Internet Casino Gambling in the US Gains Momentum Despite Challenges

Internet Casino Gambling in the US Gains Momentum Despite Challenges

Internet casino gambling in the United States has a bright future ahead, according to industry experts and executives, who participated in this year’s SBC Summit North America. Despite a range of obstacles that are currently thwarting its expansion and concerns regarding its impact on brick-and-mortar casinos, the overall sentiment from the industry is positive. Industry […]

Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks Casino Inches Closer to Reality

Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks Casino Inches Closer to Reality

Over 320,000 Missourian voters have signed a petition seeking to greenlight a casino at Lake of the Ozarks. After four consecutive failures to get the casino question on the ballot, the matter may finally be put to voters. For context, the Missouri constitution only allows casinos to be constructed near the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. […]

Mega Millions Near-Miss Wins $1M Instead of Coveted $284M Jackpot

Mega Millions Near-Miss Wins $1M Instead of Coveted $284M Jackpot

Mega Millions published the news on Sunday, confirming that a player had won $1 million in the latest draw with five correct numbers, but short of the six numbers needed to bag the $284 million prize pool instead. The ticket matched the numbers for the Friday, May 3 drawing, but unfortunately did not guess the […]

Indiana Man Hid Casino Winnings to Avoid Paying Child Support

Indiana Man Hid Casino Winnings to Avoid Paying Child Support

A man from Indiana could land in prison for trying to hide his casino winnings and avoid paying back child support. The player, Lance Halderman, tried to collect his winnings via another person to avoid having the sum seized. According to reports, the 44-year-old had previously had his winnings seized for back child support. This […]

Macau Police Arrest 5 Casino Fraudsters, Seize Fake Chips

Macau Police Arrest 5 Casino Fraudsters, Seize Fake Chips

The Macau Judiciary Police have arrested five Chinese nationals suspected to be related to a cross-border criminal syndicate. The criminal organization, according to the authorities, uses counterfeit chips in casinos in Macau. The arrests followed a recent report from a casino in the Cotai area where a customer exchanged fake chips for money. After the […]