All news on the topic: Betting

For William "Bud" Post III, a man who spent a chunk of his childhood in an orphanage, the lottery could have turned his life. And it did but seemingly for the worse

A bridesmaid was apparently initially thrilled after winning £5,000 on a Lottery scratch card given to her as a wedding favor, but the mood soon soured after she was pressured to give some of her prize money to the bride and groom

Jack Whittaker’s $315million win in the Powerball in 2002 is the kind of stuff many people dream of. But after reading the story of how his life collapsed, they might feel differently…

Riding at York's Ebor meeting for the final time, Frankie Dettori celebrated a double on Kinross and Absurde. The latter, trained by Willie Mullins, won the day's feature contest with a first prize of £300,000

The payouts awarded by Powerball and other types of lotteries can be eye watering but that comes with its own risks. Families revelling in their newfoudn wealth have been known to be hit with lawsuits and even have to hire security

The woman from Somerville, Alabama, found the winning Mississippi Lottery Powerball ticket stashed in her glove box after buying it from a Sprint Mart in Corinth, Mississippi

The woman bought the $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off card at a Publix Supermarket in North Miami, winning her the second top prize available on the Florida Lottery game

The Arsenal striker, 28, was forced to miss this summer’s tournament with an ACL injury and watched her England teammates suffer an agonising 1-0 defeat against Spain in Sunday’s final

Rachel Frye, from Michigan, woke up to find $2million (£1.6m) in her lottery account and thought it was a mistake - but it turned out she correctly guessed almost all of the winning numbers

England broke new ground by reaching a first ever final in Australia, eventually falling to Spain 1-0 courtesy of Olga Carmona’s 29th-minute strike

Before the current Flat season, apprentice jockey Sean Kirrane had not ridden a winner at York. But old favourite Copper Knight helped him make the breakthrough and now the sportsman is going for Group One glory

Lydell McRae, from North Carolina, will have a set income for the rest of his life after purchasing a Lucky for Life ticket from B&G Grocery on July 22 from a petrol station

A man won $3million (£2.35million) in a Mega Millions lottery after buying the ticket on his birthday, but remained unaware of his victory until a month later when he returned to the store where he bought the ticket

A lottery winner from Michigan must share nearly half of the $38 million jackpot with ex-wife, despite being in the midst of the divorce process when the ticket was purchased, local reports say.

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta has been the subject of allegations relating to betting rules, with the London club speaking to the governing body on the matter

A U.S. Navy sailor from Virginia has emerged as recipient of the biggest online lottery prize ever awarded in the United States - receiving a staggering $1,817,588 (£1.4m)

Ashley Smith, from Mason County, Kentucky, was left trying to convince her husband she had won the $224,000 jackpot after deciding to play one night having put the kids to bed

Frankie Dettori has two leading candidates for the St Leger at Doncaster. He will trial Gregory at York next week after Arrest passed his in the BetVictor Geoffrey Freer Stakes

Ruth and Rob Giblin from Telford, Shropshire, scooped six figures on the Euromillions last year - the first thing Ruth bought was an eye test and some designer glasses

Ashley Smith, from Madison County, Kentucky, had to convince her husband she really had won the jackpot after deciding to play an online lottery game after putting the kids to bed

A Pennsylvania man claims that his psychic ability helped a group of individuals win $12 million - and since, the state lottery had to change its rules

The winner of a $1 million Powerball jackpot who purchased his ticket via a mobile app sparked controversy over the practice of purchasing lottery tickets in such a way

Edwin Castro won a record-breaking $2 billion on the Powerball which saw him purchase a luxury $25million home in the Hollywood Hills. But all the wealth needs security

Track legend reveals hidden story of her 1993 world title win in Stuttgart and tells Budapest-bound Brits to win the mind game

J Refugio Gonzalez Almeida lives in Utah but regularly drives to Idaho to buy lottery tickets, however after one Mega Millions draw it took an entire month for him to return to realise he'd won big