BALTIMORE, MD—Super Bowl LIX is almost here, but scammers have been working all year-long to come up with new ways to take advantage of unsuspecting fans. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown is warning consumers to be vigilant against fraud related to betting, tickets or prizes, streaming services, and even merchandise. Common Super Bowl Scams: Online Betting Scams: Illegal betting websites […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $151,795,660 in revenue from slot machines and table games during January 2025, a decrease of $1,447,656 (-0.9%) compared to January 2024. Casino gaming contributions to the state during January 2025 totaled $63,651,034, an increase of $496,642 (0.8%) compared to January 2024. The January 2025 contributions included $45,992,850 to the Education Trust Fund, an […]
ABERDEEN, MD—A Harford County man who bought a Maryland Lottery instant ticket and gave it to his wife to scratch thought she was pranking him when she said it was a $1 million winner. She was telling the truth. Now they’re looking at retiring in about seven years, said the winner and his wife, who visited the Lottery Winner’s Circle […]
PARKVILLE, MD—A Parkville man is a very happy player, celebrating his newfound status as the first person to scratch off a $50,000 top prize in the Maryland Lottery’s MONOPOLY X20 game. The game from the Maryland Lottery and licensed by Scientific Games, LLC. Is a member of a family of MONOPOLY scratch-offs and went on sale January 13th. A longtime […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Scratch-off tickets sold in Owings Mills and Gambrills made two Maryland Lottery players millionaires, and another three tickets paid $50,000 each in Baltimore, Crofton, and Forest Hill in the seven days ending January 19th. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Maryland Lottery paid more than $31.8 million in prizes during the week of January 13-19, including 23 tickets […]
BEL AIR, MD—A Harford County couple is celebrating a life-changing $1 million win in the December 10 Mega Millions drawing. The couple, who wished to remain anonymous, are lifelong Baltimore Ravens fans and avid lottery players. The husband bought four Mega Millions tickets — two for himself and two for his wife — at a Wawa store in Bel Air. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County couple is considering buying a new house after winning $2 million on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. The wife, the primary lottery player in the family, bought the winning $30 MONOPOLY X200 ticket at the Royal Farms store located at 9740 Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills. The couple contemplates purchasing a new house with their winnings. They […]
TOWSON, MD—A retired medical worker from Towson is $50,000 richer after buying a Powerball ticket in Parkville and using numbers from a fortune cookie. The Baltimore County grandmother said she frequents a restaurant that provides fortune cookies with meals. She decided to use the numbers from a recent fortune cookie for the January 8 Powerball drawing. “I said, ‘Let me […]