Florida Lottery

In a telephone interview from behind bars, Dorice Donegan “Dee Dee” Moore, 49, said publicly identifying recipients and details about big lottery payouts puts their lives at risk. She was convicted in the murder of Abraham Lee Shakespeare in Plant City in 2009.

Since being launched in 1988, Lotto has generated more than $8 billion for education.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting closer to deciding whether to approve the bill (HB 629), which passed the House and Senate in early May.

The winning ticket in the latest Mega Millions drawing was sold in Florida.One ticket matched all six numbers in Friday night's drawing and will claim a…

Florida lottery tickets could soon carry a big warning label if a Republican legislator gets her way.

Florida lawmakers are looking into a plan that would expand automated lottery sales. Legislators say it’s one way to raise more money for schools.

When it came to the bottom line, there's no question that Florida Lottery Secretary Cynthia O'Connell was a success. Under her four-and-a-half year...

The Florida Lottery says it topped $5 billion in sales for the first time during the fiscal year that ended June 30.The department made the announcement…

Gloria C. MacKenzie, a retiree from Maine, opted to take the prize in a lump sum of just over $370 million. After taxes, she'll take home $270 million. In a statement, she said another customer let her get ahead in line.

Host Michel Martin says America deserves a Bentley for peoples' dedication to do the right thing. She shares her thoughts on wealth and the American dream in her regular 'Can I Just Tell You' essay.

If you bought a Poweball ticket in Zephyrhills, Fla., sit down and check these numbers: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11. Lottery officials say only one ticket matched all six numbers to win Saturday's record jackpot.

There's at least $360 million up for grabs, the third largest jackpot in the lottery's history. And your chance to claim the winning ticket has improved — though it's still not great: 1 in 175 million.