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Inside the scheme to buy 25m tickets and win the Texas lottery – and how it’s affected another winner’s $83m payout
What’s the only way to guarantee winning the lottery? Everyone knows – you buy every number combination imaginable, which is ...
Interview with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick about the future of the Texas Lottery
The Texas Lottery Commission unanimously approved new rules on Tuesday that will revoke the license of any retailer who ...
Texas lawmakers have the lottery on the chopping block
It is a real possibility that the Texas lottery can go away in the wake of two major payout scandals. The Texas Lottery ...
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TribCast: Inside the lottery scandals roiling Texas
In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor talk to Texas Tribune reporter Ayden Runnels about lottery couriers and whether a ...
Texas Lottery executive director resigns amid multiple investigations
The Texas Lottery Commission explained what lottery couriers are after the agency's executive director resigned earlier this ...
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Texas Lottery Commission head resigns amid state investigations into controversial wins
Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Ryan Mindell has resigned following state investigations into two controversial ...
How Texas Officials Invited the Rigging of the State Lottery
Texas lottery executives blessed a scheme that ensured one player would win a $95 million jackpot in 2023. The caper has ...
Scandals are no strangers to Texas Lottery Commission directors. Here's some history.
Unlike past scandals that have unended the state-run gambling agency, the present one is drawing intense political heat.
Texas Lottery faces even more controversy with latest lawsuit
Almost $85 million worth of life-changing money has been swept up in controversy for months, leaving at least one Texas ...