Lottery

Officials say they can't pay some winners because of a state budget impasse.

Lucky Mart barely sells anything else.

So what is certain about this promotion? That Dan Gilbert, the businessman who owns Quicken Loans, gets several million sales leads by people registering for the game.

You hit the jackpot: Should you take the lump sum, or is there more advantage in agreeing to regular payouts?

Washington's lottery has stopped making payments because of the government shutdown.

It's nice to dream about winning the lottery, but if you got lucky and came into a big windfall of cash, would you know how to prepare your personal finances in a responsible way?

Wednesday's big Powerball jackpot is one reason more people are playing the multi-state lottery at record levels.

Someone who recently visited a gas station in the small Michigan city of Lapeer is about to be very rich. That's where the winning Powerball ticket was sold, and the jackpot is $337 million. So what's up with these huge lottery jackpots recently?

The states collect income tax on record lottery.

You're better off placing your bets on dating a supermodel. Really.