A scandal surrounding the Texas Lottery is partly to blame for the headwinds hampering approval of legalized casinos and online sports betting in the Lone Star State A European syndicate won $95 million last year after using couriers to purchase 25.8 million tickets The Texas Lottery Commission, which would oversee legalized gambling, is accused of mismanaging the lottery Legislation in the Texas House that would legalize land-based casinos and online sports betting has likely died a horrible death thanks to an ongoing scandal engulfing the Texas Lottery. Public faith in the Texas Lottery is at an all-time low after a European syndicate gamed the system for a $95 million win, but this “lottery mess” probably means it’s curtains for casino and sports betting, too. (Image: The Sun) The lottery “mess” is probably “the final nail in the coffin for gambling legislation” in Texas, Mark Jones, a political scientist and pollster at Rice University, told The Dallas Morning News on Monday.… Read More
Category: Crime & Scandals, Legislation, Lottery, Politics, Southwest, Sports Betting, Texas casino, Texas Lottery, Texas lottery commission, Texas sports betting
Source: Casino.org
