Texas Legislature dissolves Lottery Commission following suspicious jackpot wins, bulk buy schemes, and regulatory failures, ...

The legislation stems from deep misgivings among top state leaders over the way the state-run gaming enterprise has been run.

“There’s a middle ground option here, which is to reform the existing Lottery Commission to prevent future mishaps … The Texas Lottery is in a very weak position right now, and they pretty ...

Lawmakers must act on two bills in order to ensure the lottery continues past September, or find a way to make up the $2 billion for schools the game provides yearly.

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Senate Bill 1721 would move bingo operations from the Texas Lottery Commission to ... The bill is one of 15 that aim to alter the structure of the lottery and its commission, as the agency is ...

“There’s a middle ground option here, which is to reform the existing Lottery Commission to prevent future mishaps…the Texas lottery is in a very weak position right now and they pretty much ...

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