A New Jersey teacher found $500,000 in scratch-off tickets from a student's end-of-year gift, raising the stakes for parents ...

Gas stations and other retailers will be selling lottery tickets, such as Mass Cash and scratch tickets on Christmas — as long as the gas station or retailer is open.

A man won $100,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket he received as a Christmas gift, the Maryland Lottery said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man had to step away from a holiday party to make sure a ...

A man won $100,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket he received as a Christmas gift, the Maryland Lottery said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man had to step away from a holiday party to make sure a ...

A Baltimore man received a scratch-off lottery ticket from a friend at an annual holiday party, then won a top prize of $100,000 in Maryland.

A Baltimore man won a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket he received as a Christmas gift from a friend.

A lottery ticket bought at a hometown grocery store paid off for one lottery player visiting his family in Iowa over Christmas. William Beyerink picked up a $10 scratch-off ticket at a Hy-Vee Fast ...

The Michigan Lottery's new holiday-theme instant scratch-off games are back. Here's what they cost, the odds of winning and more.

So you are technically in the clear if you choose to add scratch-offs to Christmas stockings, but the Texas Lottery is offering another warning: early exposure to gambling.

Lottery tickets are an easy, fun, inexpensive gift for the holiday season. But the Florida Lottery wants you to think about it before you do.