From the comfort of his desk in the UCLA mathematics department, Skip Garibaldi uses his analytical expertise to help find lottery scammers across the country. Garibaldi, the associate director of the ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — It’s free to dream. That’s what the lottery really can do; cause you to stare off into space just imagining the adventures you could have and the bills that could be paid if piles of ...

My print column this week examines the math of the lottery. A government-run gambling game may indeed be a tax on people who are bad at math, as mathematicians, T-shirts and bumper stickers suggest, ...

Americans spend tens of billions of dollars on government-run lotteries each year. But as income inequality widens, low-earning households spend a disproportionate amount of money on lottery tickets, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For all the anticipation about whether someone will finally snag the gigantic Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the games come down to two things: simple math — and very ...

A four-time Texas lottery winner’s timing is priceless. Joan Ginther, 63, has been dubbed “the luckiest woman on earth,” having scratched her way to four jackpots worth a total of $20.4 million.

Point: The Powerball lottery prize is past $1 billion. Counterpoint: Powerball players will probably lose close to $700 million, collectively, by playing. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of ...

The San Jose Sharks will pick first in June's NHL Draft, where they're expected to select Boston University center Macklin Celebrini. Here's the draft order as decided by Tuesday's lottery. GO FURTHER ...