More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’ 2025 proposals that might not otherwise make headlines during the whirlwind legislative session.

If you love to create art and are looking for a new way to show off your talent. The Virginia Lottery is teaming up with The Supply Room to launch its eighth annual “Thank a Teacher” art contest! The contest invites students from grades Kindergarten through 12,

A lottery player wasn’t wearing her glasses when she checked her ticket and was happy when she thought she won $20 in Virginia. However, she missed some zeroes. Amber Cromer won a $200,000 prize in the 50X The Money scratch-off game, the Virginia Lottery said in a news release Jan. 10.

Virginia may be for lovers, but gaming regulators there may not be fond of offshore sportsbooks and casino sites that take bets from locals.

Listen to this article The house always wins, Virginia’s three casinos proved in 2024, raking in nearly 32% more in adjusted gaming revenues than in 2023. Some of the gains are related to the fact that Danville’s Caesars Virginia opened its temporary facility midway through 2023 and was in operation throughout 2024.

A woman won a top prize in a Virginia scratch-off game and called her husband to share the good news, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A lucky Virginia player was overwhelmed with emotion after winning big in a scratch-off game, lottery ...

The Virginia Lottery said a man from Ashburn and his aunt, who lives in Emporia, Va., will split $1 million after they won Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. Miran Smith gave Geraldine Smith the lottery ticket as a gift.

VA is now home to 16 legal sports betting sites. Oct. 2, 2023: The Virginia Lottery releases Virginia's August sports betting handle. The state takes in $319 million, a 12% year-over-year bump ...

A Virginia man earned some major brownie points with his aunt after gifting her a New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket that lottery officials said won a $1 million top prize.

WASHINGTON — With gift giving, it may be the thought that counts, but it's safe to say gifting your aunt $1 million dollars is a quick way to become the favorite nephew.

A Virginia woman won a $200,000 second-tier prize in a scratch-off lottery game after thinking she had won a much smaller amount, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A lottery player wasn’t ...