Texas lottery courier company controversy is just latest in a string of lottery scandals
But the present controversy over so-called lottery couriers appears to have struck a deeper chord because it raises questions over whether ordinary players have a fair shot at winning, and because the Legislature had largely been kept into the dark about the intricacies of courier companies' business practices.
Texas Senate bans lottery courier services after controversial $83M jackpot
On Thursday, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill to ban courier services from purchasing lottery tickets on behalf of customers. This legislation was prompted by a recent controversy surrounding an $83 million jackpot.
A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $100,000 but just missed the $249 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket ...
The Texas Lottery, one of the largest in the U.S., is facing mounting scrutiny from state leaders over how the winners of an ...
Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate the bulk purchase of millions of dollars with worth of lottery ...
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Abbott's office announced the investigation in a news release Monday, just hours after the Texas Lottery Commission declared ...
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to ban lottery couriers from operating in the state after hearings were ...
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 ...
The lottery allocates just over $2 billion annually to Texas schools, which covers about five days of a typical 180-day ...
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