Texas Lottery sales surge amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

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LottoIntuitive — Mon, 11 May 2020 00:18:09 GMT

I wonder where does the lottery rank on the list of highest amount of revenue for Texas.

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Bleudog101 — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:21:52 GMT

Great idea, but don't forget some idiot legislatures there wanted to get rid of that cash cow completely. You can' fix stupid.

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dannyct — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 02:14:39 GMT

The Texas Lottery should look to the UK National Lottery, to see how to enter the age of online sales. In the UK, millions subscribe to the UK Lottery online. The Lottery offers players the option to pay by direct debit, with prize money credited to the same bank account.

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dpoly1 — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 23:52:11 GMT

Sales are brisk where I purchase my tickets here in Southwestern PA

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Bleudog101 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:27:59 GMT

Despite it costing $10, I do like that it automatically plays the lottery for you versus filling out slips or playing on-line and manually entering the #'s.

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Big Joey — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:35:20 GMT

In Texas, Dollar General Stores have Quickticket, a unique scrather ticket for Powerball, or Mega Millions drawings. The player scratches the Quickticket to reveal their Quick Pick numbers. A different way to play Powerball, Mega Millions in Texas.

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MsBee18 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:07:04 GMT

I'm sure the surge in sales had a lot to do with the federal relief payments. I recieved mine the Wednesday of the first full week the stimulus went out. My banks drive thru line was really long (all lanes), even the ATM line. For some the relief payment was an extra check. Scratch offs are the best bang for your buck odds to jackpot wise.

Texas Lottery sales surge amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Lottery Post — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:15:38 GMT

By Kate Northrop

In an announcement on Tuesday afternoon, the Texas Lottery revealed that sales of scratch-off tickets surged to $112 million from the previous week's sales of $95 million.

Revenue for scratch-off tickets during this week are up $15 million compared to 2019, a 16% increase. The boost comes after a month of weakened overall sales, mostly for draw games, that are likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The full report is available on the official Texas Lottery website.

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