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For most Texas lottery players, these changes wouldn’t impact their ability to play. The proposed restrictions are in response to two jackpots, one in 2023 and one in February, ...
The Texas House on Monday gave final approval to a bill that would preserve the state lottery, but subject it to a series of reforms. The Lottery Commission is embroiled in a series of missteps ...
When a “purchasing group” won a ninety-five-million-dollar jackpot, the victory caused a scandal in a state where opposition to legal gambling remains widespread.
Bills to eliminate the lottery may not be necessary. The Lottery Commission is under its 12-year systematic evaluation and will expire Aug. 31 without reauthorization from the Legislature.
The Texas Lottery Commission’s executive director said Monday he would move to ban couriers from buying lottery tickets after finding that state law bars the practice.
The Texas Lottery Commission’s executive director said Monday he would move to ban couriers from buying lottery tickets after finding that state law bars the practice, an about-face from the ...
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott’s appointees who run the Texas Lottery have punted to the 2025 Legislature the question of whether ticket sales involving phone apps and middlemen violate state law ...
The Texas Lottery Commission’s executive director said Monday he would move to ban couriers from buying lottery tickets after finding that state law bars the practice, an about-face from the ...
A woman in Texas is suing the state’s lottery commission for not paying out an $83.5 million award more than three months after the numbers on her ticket matched the winning numbers in a drawing ...