Sweepstakes News

$1.4 million jackpot convinces man lottery isn't 'a conspiracy'

A Michigan man said a $1.9 million jackpot was all that it took to convince him that the lottery is not "all a conspiracy." Eric Hartman, 33, of Pinchney told Michigan Lottery officials he bought a ticket for the Lotto 47 drawing March 14 despite his status as a lottery skeptic.

Repeat Lottery Winners Raise Eyebrows in Wisconsin

When state lotteries are making headlines, it usually involves someone winning the lottery or issues with how a state lottery has been managed. Using data on winners compiled by Gaming the Lottery, an international organization that investigates the global lottery industry—took a closer look ...

Florida man shares secrets for winning lottery jackpots

A Florida man famous for winning multiple lottery jackpots has literally written the book on how to improve your odds of winning. According to a report from WKMG, Richard Lustig says his “Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery” book and winninglotterymethod.com ...

Winning contests and sweepstakes isn’t just luck. Ask the ‘sweepers.’

You’ve heard of making your own luck. What if I told you you could do just that and start winning contests and sweepstakes regularly? That’s exactly what “sweepers” do. Sweepers are people who enter contests and sweepstakes as a hobby. They make their own luck by entering a ...

A Couple Is Getting $1 Million Just for Selling the Winning Mega Millions Ticket

The owners of the San Jose liquor store that sold the winning Mega Million ticket are sharing the winner’s good fortune. Kewal Sachdev and his wife Kiren, owners of Ernie’s Liquors in San Jose, California sold the sole winning ticket that hit the Mega Millions Jackpot on Tuesday. The ...

‘Sweepstakes’ machines turn the tables on Illinois’ video poker law

In order to circumvent the rules and regulations that govern the use of video poker machines in Illinois, a growing number of bars and gas stations are installing video "sweepstakes" machines on their premises. While they're visually similar to video poker machines, there's one ...