The Most Unusual Lottery Stories

We read lots of stories about lotteries and lottery winners in the media, specifically stories about lucky winners or good news stories, but also tales of it all going wrong. However, every now and again there are the rather more mysterious and unusual stories which attract our eye. Here are our picks of the top most unusual lottery stories from around the world – not necessarily good, not necessarily bad, but just… odd. Read more

Mega Millions tickets will be sold in Iowa

For years we have heard rumours of a truly national US lottery as opposed to the two main lotteries that, up until recently, operated in their own exclusive states and territories. However changes are taking place in the US, which has seen a recent change to this structure. A vote by the Iowa Lottery on Monday means that Mega Millions tickets will be sold in Iowa, a state which used to exclusively sell Powerball lottery tickets.

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