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A Maryland man visiting Atlantic City last weekend won a nearly $4 million jackpot while playing a $5 slot machine that offered a progressive jackpot. The gambler, who asked that his name and personal information not be released, was playing at the Bogata Hotel Casino & Spa late Sunday night when he hit it big.

An illegal immigrant allegedly swindled out of his $3 million lottery jackpot win will finally collect his prize, the Daily Mail reports. The man won the jackpot after purchasing a lottery scratch card at N&K Quick Pick in Spring Valley, N.Y., on Feb. 3.

A lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $99 million has been sold at a gas station in northeastern Ohio.

One lucky winner in upstate New York chose the right numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions lottery, which has a jackpot of $312 million, the New York Lottery said Saturday.

Six numbers and a little bit of luck could be worth more than $3 million for a Mega Millions player in Friday night's drawing.

An 84-year-old Connecticut woman battling with her 87-year-old sister for a share of a $500,000 lottery jackpot testified Tuesday that the two signed a contract to split gambling winnings, but that her sister told her she tore the agreement up and wouldn't share the money.