Governing

What Happens to Public Budgets When Residents Spend Less on the Lottery?

In Virginia, lottery income funds about 10 percent of the K-12 budget. Economic fears are leading residents to play less.

Virginia Woman Wins Lottery After Getting Numbers From ChatGPT

After deciding to try her luck by playing online for the first time, Carrie Edwards turned to ChatGPT for help to select her numbers.
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$2M unclaimed lottery ticket bought at Wawa in Chesapeake: Are you the winner?

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Someone in Chesapeake is holding a Mega Millions ticket worth $2 million from a late September drawing. The ...
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Woman wins $100K after finding box of lottery tickets in her closet

A Virginia woman said she “almost passed out” after winning thousands of dollars from lottery tickets she found in her closet.

Woman Finds Box of Lottery Tickets in Her Closet. She 'Almost Passed Out' After Seeing How Much She Won

A Virginia woman won a $100,000 lottery prize after finding a box of scratch-off tickets inside a closet. Alfreda Hawkins was cleaning around her house in Richmond when she came upon the box of ...
iGaming Business

Lawmakers continue Virginia iGaming discussions ahead of 2026

A deeper study, and likely a new gambling regulator, are key before Virginia iGaming legalisation can move forward.