The Texas Lottery Commission is responsible for managing the Texas Lottery and charitable bingo operations statewide.
Legislators passed legislation in 1991 approving the creation of a state lottery. Voters that year overwhelmingly approved a required constitutional amendment allowing the lottery in Texas. Funds from lottery proceeds were initially devoted to the state's general revenue fund.
Two years after the ...
Citing performance issues and alleging a conflict of interest, critics blasted Friday's decision by the Texas Lottery Commission to renew a 10-year operations contract worth up to $1 billion with Rhode Island-based GTECH Corporation, the state’s primary lottery vendor since its 1992 inception.
Full StoryIf you're lucky enough to win the lottery, you can cash in not just some but all of your future payouts for a lump sum. The Texas Supreme Court last week invalidated a state law that prohibited winners from selling their final two payments to finance companies offering cash now, often at a steep price.
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Using data compiled by the Austin American-Statesman, we've produced county-by-county maps visualizing Texas Lottery sales by game type. A higher percentage of lottery revenue in Hill County counties, for example, came from Lotto sales in 2009. Many counties in West Texas, however, appear to prefer instant scratch-off tickets.
Full StoryEarlier this week, the Austin American-Statesman published an interesting series about the Texas Lottery. We mapped the data, which the paper's editors graciously released, to visualize fiscal year 2009 sales and residents' income characteristics by zip code.
Full StoryLife is full of missed opportunities. Voting in the March 2 primary doesn’t have to be one of them.
Full StoryCan Texas lottery winners sell all of their payments to private finance companies? State attorneys say no. A state appeals court says yes. The Texas Supreme Court will decide.
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