About a decade after Linda Sweeney won a $1 million through the Massachusetts Lottery, the Dorchester resident celebrated another victory last week.

Sweeney won her second $1 million prize on a scratch ticket, this time through the lottery's "200X" instant game. The win came 10 years and two months after her first $1 million win in the "Billion Dollar Blockbuster" instant game, which was on Dec. 7, 2009.

Sweeney purchased the most recent winning ticket at the Stop & Shop on Freeport Street in Dorchester. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale of the ticket.

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A lightning quick lottery ticket thief tried his luck twice, yanking California Lottery Scratchers display cases from counters in bold heists that were caught on camera at two San Gabriel Valley businesses.

If you're hoping to strike it rich, you will soon have another option to try your luck with the Oklahoma Lottery.

On Tuesday, 7-Eleven announced that it will begin offering Oklahoma Lottery products beginning at 6 a.m. on Feb. 24.

All lottery sales will be conducted on self-serve kiosks, which will be located at every 7-Eleven location. The self-service machines will be able to provide every product the lottery offers and have the ability to cash all tickets up to $600.

"Selling tickets at 7-Eleven has been a goal for the Oklahoma Lottery for many years...

State lotteries are grappling with the rapid spread of unregulated skill gaming machines, which are found in convenience stores, bars, restaurants and taverns across the country.

To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is planning a big boost in the Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) if it reaches $150,000 this week.

The growing proliferation of so-called skill games at Pennsylvania Lottery retailers are having an impact on the lottery's ability to generate revenue to pay for programs for senior citizens, a lottery official told state lawmakers on Tuesday.

Through a little more than two months of operation, Mississippi's lottery has generated about $16 million in revenue for work on the state's roads and bridges.

Alaska is one of five U.S. states without a lottery. This year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and House Majority Leader Steve Thompson, a Republican from Fairbanks, have each offered plans to change that.

$202 million is more money that most of us can even fathom. But one lucky lottery winner from New Jersey may be able to relish all that money in secret — thanks to a new law that went into effect just last month.

Alaska, long-reliant on oil and in search of options amid a persistent budget deficit, may turn to the lottery for help.