California man loses lawsuit over $750,000 lottery ticket he reassembled with tape to fake winning
The California State Lottery Commission has been awarded judgment along with more than $150,000 in attorneys' fees and costs following the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed he was improperly denied a $750,000 payout on a winning high-stakes poker ticket, according to court documents obtained on Friday.
Monday, August 31, 2026, 11:20 am

Immigrant California mother says uncle claimed $2 million lottery prize on her behalf and ran off
An undocumented mother living in California said she won a $2 million prize in the lottery and entrusted her uncle to claim it on her behalf, but now she believes he's run off with the money.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 9:27 am

Nevadans mourn shuttering of California Lottery's top-selling retailer
Nevada residents are mourning the closing of the best-selling lottery retailer in California, a popular stop for Nevadans to play the lottery just right over the border.
Friday, May 22, 2026, 4:22 pm

California Lottery accidentally publishes winner's address instead of retailer's in press release
The California Lottery has issued a statement after they accidentally exposed a $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's personal address in a press release.
Monday, April 6, 2026, 1:10 pm

$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro buys up lots destroyed by L.A. fires
$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Malibu mansion was one of the many homes flattened in the Palisades fire disaster earlier this year. Now, he's buying up several plots of land to help rebuild the area he grew up in.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 8:13 am