Today, states use lottery money for a variety of programs ... suggested that income taxes – though not voluntary – are better ways of raising government funds. Lottery proceeds make up ...

Stefan Mandel developed a way to win the lottery more than a dozen times, and while you can't replicate him exactly, there are steps you can take.

In fiscal year 2024 the median Portland lottery bar pocketed around $125,000 in commissions on about $525,000 in video lottery sales. (Some did significantly better: The average take for the top ...