The WLA and host lottery The Lottery Corporation look forward to welcoming all attendees to WLS 2026, which will take part in the stunning city of Sydney, at the iconic Darling Harbour, from 9-12 November

Fifty-five years ago, Gov. William Cahill purchased the first lottery ticket in the Garden State; with that 50-cent sale, New Jersey became the third state in the country to establish a lottery system, following New Hampshire and New York

Forty years ago, on October 3, 1985, the California Lottery began a winning streak for California public education

The contribution of $1.16 billion brings the Lottery’s total contribution to Michigan’s public schools to more than $30 billion since it began in 1972

The Mississippi Lottery launched three new scratch-off games, including Millionaire Maker, the state’s first $30 game, bringing players top prizes of $1,000,000 and a chance to enter the Lottery’s biggest bonus promotion ever

Momentum is building towards the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and OLG is ready to cheer on Ontario athletes as the Official Ontario Lottery Partner of Team Canada

With final ticket sales, the Powerball jackpot reached $1.817 billion, making it the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won and the largest Powerball prize this year

Designed to deliver excitement and a premium experiential prize opportunity, the GAME SHOW EXPERIENCE will bring lottery winners from across the U.S. to Los Angeles for an exclusive entertainment event and the chance to win up to $10 million in cash prizes

This marks only the second time in Powerball history that the game has generated back-to-back billion-dollar jackpots

Lottery officials in the Mega Millions group are warning of scammers who are impersonating Mega Millions online, using the game’s familiar logo to promote a fake “special drawing”

For the eighth consecutive year, 100% of eligible US and Canadian lotteries have signed on to support the Gift Responsibly Campaign

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Joe Froehlich will serve as acting commissioner of the Michigan Lottery following Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli’s announcement of her resignation