Popular lottery website adds Progressive Web App (PWA) technology

By Todd Northrop

Speednet Group, a leading lottery technology company, today announced the general availability of its latest version of the Lottery Post mobile website, which allows mobile users to install the site as an app on their phones.

By installing Lottery Post as an app, and not just using it as a regular website, users can enjoy quicker load times,...

As college students across Kentucky head back to school, a large number of them have proceeds from Kentucky Lottery sales to help pave the way.

Lottery proceeds provide every dime of the KEES scholarship ever awarded, many of which will be used at college campuses this semester. In addition, Lottery proceeds fund the need-based College Access Program and Kentucky Tuition Grants programs.

All told, $3.4 billion in Kentucky Lottery proceeds have been used for the college scholarship and grant programs. These funds are part of the $5.2 billion turned over to the Commonwealth from Lottery sales from 1989 thru 2018.

A 28-year-old Arkansas woman, who only has played the lottery twice, Thursday claimed a lottery prize of $1 million. Shayla Burton's win came from the $20 instant-ticket game, Ultimate Millions.

The top prize amount for Ultimate Millions is $1 million. Two top prizes now remain on that ticket.

Burton, who resides in White Hall, purchased the winning ticket from Sam Food Mart, 100 W. Grand and Division St. in Humphrey Wednesday. Burton was with her father, Leslie, who has been playing the lottery since 2009.

"My dad purchased a couple of $1 and $3 tickets and urged me to purchase a $20 ticket," Burton said. 

Oregon residents who purchased Powerball lottery tickets over the weekend will want to double check the draw dates after a computer glitch caused some tickets to misstate which date the winning numbers will be drawn, lottery officials said Tuesday.

Now he can buy a bigger boat.

A UK couple who got their claws on a £1 million (US$1.2 million) lottery prize thanked their pet cat for the win.

In the months ahead, the smallest state's biggest controversy is expected to be a high-stakes battle over whether IGT gets to run the state's lottery system and provide slot machines at Twin River's casinos through 2043.

After years of waiting, Jeremy McLean of Roanoke Rapids can finally marry the woman of his dreams thanks to a $100,000 lottery prize.

We've all daydreamed about an unexpected windfall that would change our luck. But what's it really like to come into money? Meet five people who did.

A 24-year-old Amazon worker is celebrating after becoming the first person to win the National Lottery's £10,000 a month for the next 30 years.