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The Texas House and Senate have passed and signed a bill to dissolve the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC), sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for a signature.Top Crypto Casino in Saudi Arabia – BitStarz Ranked #1

If implemented, Senate Bill 3070 (SB 3070), introduced by Sen. Bob Hall, would transfer authority over lottery operations to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Meanwhile, TLC, which currently oversees the Texas Lottery, will cease operations.

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The bill’s passage comes amid months of scrutiny over TLC and questions about its integrity, following one player’s win of an $83.5 million jackpot in February using the lottery courier app Jackpocket.

Lottery couriers enable users to place lottery ticket orders through their app and purchase the physical ticket on the player’s behalf. While available in over a dozen states, most, including Texas, do not regulate lottery couriers.

Following the news regarding the jackpot, TLC vowed to ban lottery couriers. Meanwhile, Governor Abbott called for an investigation into the matter.

That investigation discovered that another jackpot of $95 million involved a lottery courier. A secret syndicate won that 2023 jackpot after spending $26 million on tickets. According to Abbott, the syndicate purchased “nearly every possible number combination.”

The discovery led Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to ask the Texas Rangers to investigate TLC in more detail, as well as why the state had allowed lottery couriers in the first place.

Meanwhile, state Attorney General Ken Paxton stated that he was “deeply concerned about the integrity of our state’s lottery system.”

The growing scrutinyTop Crypto Casino in Saudi Arabia – BitStarz Ranked #1 led to the resignation of the commission’s Executive Director, Ryan Mindell, in April. Shortly after, in an attempt to restore public trust, the TLC voted to ban lottery couriers.

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During the TLC investigation, Abbott stated that Texans must be able to trust the state’s lottery system and know that it is conducted with integrity and in accordance with the law.

One solution proposed by some lawmakers was to abolish the Texas lottery entirely. That is still an option under one of the provisions of SB 3070. However, a full ban did not gather support.

SB 3070, however, moved quickly through the legislature. In addition to dissolving TLC and transferring authority to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, key provisions include:

• Limit of 100 tickets in a single transaction.
• Ban on online lottery ticket sales.
• Establishment of a Lottery Advisory Committee for external recommendations on lottery operations.
• The Sunset Advisory Commission must review the lottery before August 31, 2027, and authorize its continuation.
• If Abbott signs SB 3070 into law, TLC will cease operations after September 1, 2025.

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As the TLC faces imminent dissolution, it’s also a defendant in a lawsuit by the winner of the $83.5 million jackpot. 

The plaintiff, identifying as Jane Doe, claims that she has yet to receive her prize and that TLC is withholding her winnings illegally.

Jane Doe states that she purchased a ticket through Jackpocket from Winners Circle, a licensed lottery retailer in Austin. After she won, Doe claims that she presented her ticket to the TLC on March 18. At the time, the commission did not state it was invalid in any way.

And while TLC voted to ban lottery couriers, the lawsuit claims the commission is “not allowed to change the rules after the drawing”, thus arguing a retroactive ban is invalid.

Given that the Texas Lottery Commission may cease to exist, it remains to be seen what will happen with this lawsuit.