BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A long-debated topic in Alabama: whether or not the lottery should be legalized. All of Alabama’s surrounding states use lottery money to go toward their state’s education.

A lucky man from Alabama turned $5 and a trip to Florida into a lottery prize of $2.4 million, which he chose over $150,000 annually, for the rest of his life. Gary Thomas, a 49-year-old resident ...

The Alabama state conference of the NAACP has filed suit against a number of state and local officials over what they call a suppression of voting rights. If you can't make it to the polls ...

Mega Millions players, the results are in for Tuesday, Sept. 10. Here are the winning numbers for the drawing as they jackpot ...

An Alabama lawmaker has prefiled a bill that would increase penalties for gambling-related crimes. HB 41, sponsored by Rep.

While illegal gambling is acknowledged as a widespread issue in Alabama, previous attempts to address it through legislation ...

Dozier, has pre-filed a bill that would increase penalties for promoting illegal gambling from a misdemeanor to a felony.

A lucky lottery player in Texas has won the estimated $800 Mega Millions jackpot, officials said. The winning numbers in ...

Here's what to know about the Monday, Sept. 9 Powerball drawing: The winning numbers for Monday night's drawing are: 1, 16, ...

The Powerball jackpot has risen to $112 million for Saturday night's drawing after no one won the jackpot on Wednesday. The jackpot now has an estimated cash value of $56.5 million after taxes, ...

The numbers for the estimated $800 million Mega Millions jackpot were drawn Tuesday night. There was a big winner. Here's ...

Lottery payments work in one of two ways: you get a lump sum or stream of annuity payments. Taxation varies by payout and can lower winnings by up to 50%. Winning the lottery would be a huge deal for ...