
Todd Betzold
News writer
Todd is a freelance writer who has always had a love for all things Lottery.
Todd has been creating a variety of content for over 14 years and his first paid writing job was covering the first season of The Voice! He has always had a love for gambling, whether it was playing poker with his family as a teen or hitting up the casino when he was old enough to get in. Now, he gets to write about it, so even better! Based out of Michigan with his partner and fur baby Luka, Todd enjoys movies, streaming too much Netflix, spending way too much time at the casino and hoping to be the next billionaire winner of the Powerball or Mega Millions!
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Suspect befriended clerk before allegedly stealing lottery scratchers
A motel stakeout ended with the suspect's arrest, linking him to a series of lottery ticket thefts.
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Five armed gang members get decades for lottery ticket crime spree
Two months, six robberies, and a failed heist attempt earned five gang members lengthy prison terms.
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Luck, laughs, and lessons: TV's must-watch lottery episodes
What happened when your favorite TV characters won the lottery? Discover these chaotic and heartwarming tales.
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$650K Cash 5 jackpot win kicks off 2025 with a lucky start
Someone's 2025 just got brighter after a Cash 5 jackpot win kicked off the new year in Pennsylvania.
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Ohio Lottery sees $2.98B claimed in 2024, despite $138M jackpot left behind
One $138M Powerball ticket went unclaimed, but Ohioans celebrated a banner year in lottery wins.
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Missouri store clerks help two players score big lottery wins
The store clerks helped make a $2M scratchers pick and revealed a $327K jackpot surprise.
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New year, new millionaires: Raffle wins shine across three states
Raffle players in Minnesota, Idaho, and Virginia are cashing in with million-dollar smiles this week.
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Jaw-dropping lottery wins in 2024, you have to see to believe
From last-minute tickets to million-dollar mistakes, these stories prove luck can strike anywhere, anytime.
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Will Tennessee's lottery tickets get a 5% tax? Lawmaker thinks so
From community colleges to K-12 schools, the bill proposes taxing lottery tickets to support local education.
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Sting operation exposes lottery fraud by four gas station employees
Fraudulent $1,000 lottery tickets sent four South Carolina workers to jail after an undercover sting operation.
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Michigan Lottery celebrates a record year with 50 new millionaires
Powerball and Michigan-exclusive draw games teamed up to deliver life-changing prizes in 2024.
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Mega Millions jackpot win is the biggest in California history
Here's everything we know about the lucky Mega Millions winner who won $1.27 billion in California!
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Dreamers vs. strategists: What drives lottery and casino players?
Hope, skill, or pure thrill? Learn what separates a lottery player from a casino player while gaming.
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Mega Millions mania: $1.22B up for grabs in tonight's jackpot
The jackpot streak hits another high as players hope to claim the fifth-largest prize in the game's history.
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Indiana couple finds $1M ticket just hours before deadline
The Powerball-winning ticket was nearly lost forever until a Christmas miracle saved the day.
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Woman robbed at gunpoint in 'Latin Lotto' scam
Deputies tracked the suspects using phone records and GPS data after the dramatic robbery.
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U.S. lags in digital lottery adoption while online sales drive big spending
A new IGT study states that lottery players in the U.S. are spending more on the lottery since going digital.
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Mega Millions jackpot soars to $862M for tonight
Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot comes in as the seventh-largest jackpot in the multi-state draw game's history.
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Lottery on Christmas? Some states say yes, others say ho-ho-hold off
Santa's not the only one working this Christmas — find out which lotteries are keeping the fun going.
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