TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — So you have a lottery ticket worth $590.5 million. Now what? If you won Saturday's historic Powerball jackpot and you haven...

SAN DIEGO — The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The winning numbers have been drawn for the $360 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night: 2, 11...

When you think about it, almost all of us have our own "lotto moment." We make decisions about money that will either give us long-term security and happiness or bring on pain and regret.

No need to blow out the candles, something tells us Jessica Wilson's birthday wish already came true. Wilson, a 27-year-old woman living in Bushne...

It's a rare story that starts with the phrase, "You won't believe what my coworkers did today," and ends on a high note. But Jennifer Maldonado, an...

DES MOINES, Iowa — People across the country are hoping to pick the six winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night – and the $320 mill...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Wyoming residents who dream of hitting the jackpot will no longer have to drive across state lines to buy lotto tickets under a prop...

Most people have friends and companions who are within 15 percent of their own income. When that number gets out of whack, the temptation for the person who has money to use it as a source of control increases, and the temptation of the poorer person to justify being subsidized increases as well.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A group of blue collar University of Utah workers will split $1 million in lottery winnings thanks to a set of keys left in a truck ...

CHICAGO -- A lawyer who represents the widow of a Chicago man who was poisoned with cyanide after winning the lottery says most of the businessman's $...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- An Arkansas couple who set out for a day of fishing came home with quite the fish story: Two winning lottery tickets, including a...

A man in South Carolina has just taken luck to a whole different level. A Rock Hill, S.C., resident has won the lottery twice in the past four mont...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa investigators have subpoenaed phone and email records in an attempt to unravel the mystery behind a winning $14.3 millio...

Being lucky in winning the lottery may not be so lucky after all. In fact, it might be a downright disaster. I began thinking, what if instead of winning money in a lottery, people could register for a lottery in which they could give money away?

Although I am the son of a professional gambler and a lifetime, self-employed entrepreneur, I preach a gospel of being risk-averse when it comes to money. I want people to be secure and have a safety net before they roll the dice on an investment.