Ismael Juan Salcedo / EyeEm / Getty ImagesOp-Ed Op-Ed: Why We Shouldn't Cheer the Rise of Sports Gambling While gambling poses a serious risk of ruining sports, it can also be spiritually and morally corrosive. By Brian Mumbert March 14, 2023
Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCommentary Woman Wins $750 Million After Noticing Message on Lottery Machine, Says 'It Was a Sign' “After my meeting, I scanned my first ticket and it wasn’t a winner. Then I scanned the second ticket, and it said ‘Winning ticket.'" By C. Douglas Golden March 6, 2023
Gene J. Puskar / AP We Have a Winner: Historic $1.35B Jackpot Goes to 1 Ticket While the prospect of winning millions of dollars is enticing, the odds of claiming Friday's jackpot were about 1 in 302.6 million. By Elizabeth Delaney January 16, 2023
@nclottery / Twitter screen shot North Carolina Teenager Wins Major Lottery While on Way to 2nd Job: 'I Think I'll Buy a Brand New Chevrolet Silverado' Imagining what you'd do with lottery money winnings can be fun, but actually winning a major lottery is a very rare event. By Elizabeth Delaney December 8, 2022
Mitchell Leff / Getty Images Pete Rose Pens Letter Directly to MLB Commissioner - 'I Am Asking for Your Forgiveness' Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose is making his case for the commissioner of baseball to overturn his lifetime ban from the game. By Richard Moorhead November 14, 2022
Carmen Mandato / Getty ImagesCommentary 'Mattress Mack' Gets Historic 8-Figure World Series Payout After Betting on His Hometown With the Astros taking baseball's World Series, 'Mattress Mack' finally hit the big time with bets that are paying back tremendously. By Warner Todd Huston November 8, 2022
William Thomas Cain / Getty Images 'Sounds Suspicious': Mysterious Delay Halts Record $1.9 Billion Powerball Drawing, Putting Players On Edge A record Powerball jackpot of nearly $2 billion didn't happen as scheduled on Monday night, with officials citing a security-related delay. By Ryan Ledendecker November 8, 2022
Charles Krupa / AP PhotoCommentary As Lottery Fever Sweeps America, Former Powerball Winner Warns People to Take the Right Steps Timothy Schultz, who won $28 million in the Iowa Powerball in 1999, has some wise advice for other lottery winners. By George C. Upper III November 7, 2022
WATE-TV / screen shot Nevada Man Faces Charges After Leaving Baby Alone in Casino Parking Lot in 100-Degree Heat to Gamble: Police Thankfully, police came to the rescue before it was too late. By Amanda Thomason July 30, 2021
Bryan Steffy / Getty Images Las Vegas to Celebrate Summer's 100% Reopening with Fourth of July Fireworks Show July 4 weekend -- with fireworks, live shows and a return to regularity -- is expected to foster its share of financial winners and losers. By Brett Kershaw July 5, 2021