Controversy surrounding Texas Lottery isn’t helping supporters of casinos, sports betting
The recent controversies surrounding the lottery have dampened the prospects of Texas casino gambling and sports betting. If ...
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House Speaker Dustin Burrows on lowering taxes, school choice, Texas Lottery | Texas: The Issue is
House Speaker Dustin Burrows sits down with FOX 7's Rudy Koski to talk about property tax cuts, school choice and the future ...
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Is the Texas Lottery a conduit for money laundering? Some state senators say yes
The target for the ire of State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, was the Texas Lottery Commission and its new executive director, Ryan Mindell. Bettencourt pounded the desk, demanded answers and ...
Texas lottery drawings that paid out big jackpots are the focus of widening investigations
Two major lottery drawings in Texas that put nearly $180 million in the pockets of winning ticket holders have set off ...
'Nearly every possible number' combo purchased in $95M Texas Lottery won in North Texas, Abbott says
Abbott's office announced the investigation in a news release Monday, just hours after the Texas Lottery Commission declared ...
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Abbott orders inquiry, Texas Lottery blocks third-party apps from selling tickets online
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also countered in a statement Monday saying that the only reason the Texas Lottery was taking action now was because he showed up at the courier service's Austin ...
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The Texas Lottery is plagued by scandals and lawmakers should scrap it
In light of recent scandals with the Texas lottery, a reader says it's time for state officials to chart a new course.
Texas lottery revenue comes with a serious cost
Repeated scandals, lax leadership, declining revenue are among agency’s challenges, and the Texas Legislature should ...