1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1710+ words) While mobile sports betting isn't legal in Georgia, some of the best prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have given sports fans a chance to trade event contracts for real money on sports outcomes. On this page, we'll go over…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (835+ words) Sports betting firms have had a tough time trying to legalize their product in Georgia, but a recent blitz of campaign spending suggests the industry believes its fortunes could change. Political committees largely funded by sports betting companies spent nearly…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (179+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Augusta lottery player won a decent amount of prize money in the past few days. The local resident won $10,806 playing the Elephant King Jackpots Diggi Game on the Georgia Lottery mobile app. A driver near…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) GEORGIA — A Georgia Lottery player has claimed a $5 million top prize after playing the Jumbo Bucks Extravaganza scratch-off game. The winning ticket was purchased at Om Food Mart in Nahunta, Brantley County. The player claimed their winnings on Feb. 23 and…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (526+ words) Georgia is one of the few states that have not yet legalized sports betting, making it something of an outcast amid gambling's acceleration in the United States. The Peach State has the eighth-largest population of all states and has the…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (699+ words) A shift in the world of online gaming is affecting the debate around expanding legalized gambling in Georgia. This year, Kalshi, a prediction market, enabled Georgians to wager on the outcome of sports events across the country. Georgia is one…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (206+ words) A lucky winner in Georgia is celebrating a record-breaking lottery win after a single Mega Millions ticket purchased in Newnan matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing, claiming an estimated $980 million jackpot. It is the largest in its state…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (789+ words) 31 people — including two men from Georgia and former NBA stars — charged in nationwide poker-rigging scheme tied to La Cosa Nostra. Prosecutors say victims lost at least $7 million through high-tech cheating devices and threats of violence. Mafia-backed operation allegedly ran illegal…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (650+ words) Fantasy sports giant PrizePicks announced Monday it agreed to sell a majority stake for $1.6 billion to a Swiss lottery operator. PrizePicks, which is undergoing expansion to its Atlanta headquarters, agreed to sell a more than 60% stake to Allwyn International AG,…...