In addition to securing toys for children, the initiative serves to remind people not to gift lottery tickets to kids during the holiday season.

A Simsbury man claimed a $1 million Powerball ticket, the largest prize claimed in Connecticut this month, as overall high-roller lottery wins declined in October.

The Connecticut Lottery's 12th annual "Give a Child a Toy, Not a Ticket" holiday toy drive begins this weekend.

The Connecticut Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big. Those who want to play in Connecticut can enter the CT Lotto, Lucky for Life and Cash 5 games as well as play the national Powerball and Mega Millions games.

A Connecticut man defied near-impossible odds by hitting the $1 million jackpot on scratch-off tickets just months after winning another eye-popping sum from scratch-offs. Shelley Suttles, of Bridgeport, was running a few quick errands at a local ...