Senate Bill 3070 would allow the Texas Lottery’s games to continue under a new department, abolish the agency and create restrictions on ticket purchases.

Texas lawmakers did not eliminate the state lottery, but several changes will be made to how the games are played in Texas and the people who run them.

SB 3070, which awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature, would move the lottery game to Texas’ Department of Licensing and Regulation and includes new restrictions on ticket purchases. Audio ...

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

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Hall told us on Inside Texas Politics. Senator Hall says his new legislation ... Commission to review the lottery in a couple of years to determine whether the game will continue.

according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed May 19, says the Montgomery County woman identified as Jane Doe bought a lottery ticket on the night of Feb. 17 for the “Lotto Texas” game using ...

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Those new restrictions include a new ban on online lottery ticket sales with ... the “most regressive tax” in Texas, and his supporters claimed the game unfairly preys on the poor and could ...