Texas Lottery Commission

Texas Lottery ticket sales to third-party services fuel controversy and questions about the agency’s future

While the Lottery Commission says it can’t regulate sales to couriers, lawmakers want changes after two major jackpots were won using those services.

Hoodline · 17h

Debate Over Third-Party Lottery Sales Erupts in Texas as Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Action

Texas lawmakers consider regulating third-party lottery ticket sales after an Austin resident's $83.5M win through a courier service.

KLBK Lubbock on MSN · 2h

State of Texas: ‘A hard line,’ Lt. Governor calls on Texas Lottery to end courier sales

It is a hard line, couriers have to go,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on Wednesday. The statement comes on the heels of an $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot, the fifth-highest in the game’s history,

KHOU 11 · 3d

Texas lottery win raises questions about third-party courier services

The person who won the $83.5 million prize bought their ticket through an app called Jackpocket, a subsidiary of the sports gambling company DraftKings.

KRLD Radio Dallas on MSN · 2d

Texas Lottery Commission faces heat from the LT Governor over $83.5 million winning ticket

Lt Governor Dan Patrick is calling for the end of the Texas Lottery Commission’s use of lotto couriers to sell purchased tickets through online apps.

1don MSN

Cheating allegations and lawsuit lead Texas lawmakers to ponder abolishing state lottery

Allegations of cheating and a new lawsuit have lawmakers in Austin considering something a lot of people across Texas may not ...

Texas lawmakers may end lottery amid scandals, calls for reform

Texas lawmakers are considering significant reforms to the state's lottery system, with the possibility of discontinuing the ...

Austin American-Statesman9d

Texas lottery jackpots are vulnerable to money-laundering operators, Senate panel says

The Texas Lottery Commission, already under fire by a state oversight agency for lax management and providing gambling activities outside of the letter of the law, was accused by a legislative ...

New lawsuit accuses former Texas Lottery director of fraud, manipulating game outcomes and misappropriating lottery funds

The lawsuit alleges a "long running fraud scheme" between former Texas Lottery Commissioner Gary Grief and "Lottery.com and ...

3don MSN

$83 million Texas lottery ticket sparks investigation. ‘Time we take a deep look’

“This is not the way the lottery was designed to operate,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a video posted to X, formerly ...

4don MSN

Exclusive: Did kids help with $95 million Texas Lotto operation? Video raises more questions

Video appears to show minors working with Texas lottery vending equipment in a boiler-room setup that may not comport with ...

8don MSN

Lottery Commission, former director accused of defrauding Texans

Days after the Senate Finance Committee grilled the Texas Lottery Commission about how they handled a $95 million Lotto Texas ...

1don MSN

Lt. Gov. says Texas Lottery will end if mobile lottery apps aren’t banned

"It is a hard line, couriers have to go," Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on Wednesday. The statement comes on the heels of ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results

Related topics