There are plenty of lousy, miserable, misguided whims out there. Then, every so often, you come across a notion so wrong-headed that it qualifies as phenomenally bad. Or in words the marketing whizzes ...

Former state treasurer Tim Cahill insisted Thursday that he approved $1.8 million in taxpayer-funded state lottery ads "for the best interests" of the lottery, not to help boost his faltering 2010 ...

News-Miner opinion: The idea is tempting. As the city finance committee searches for ways to generate a 10% increase in non-tax revenue, a municipal lottery seems like a reasonable option. It promises ...

Sometimes it's fun to look at a complex problem like the NBA's current tanking debate and treat it the same way we treat video games or logic puzzles. Everybody's solution sounds a lot more perfect ...

A 53-year-old won big after using his old street address to play a Pick 5 game, Maryland Lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto An avid lottery player won big after getting inspiration from ...