Texas Senator threatens to defund the Texas Lottery

Comment #50

Justing618 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:28:10 GMT

I mean they blatantly lie to people every day. What would stop them from rigging something. More money for them and there buddies

Comment #49

dickblow — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:47:12 GMT

them goverment always take the fun out of it

Comment #48

Justing618 — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:13:09 GMT

This makes me wonder if the 2 diffrent powerball billion dollar jackpots where won by them. I googled the stores locations and they where under 70 miles away from each other. Now it makes me wonder how many lottery terminals are located with in that radius. And california has no state tax on lottery winnings. Super suspicious! Dot.com is scamming investors . And using the money to buy tickets. This is another 64 million dollar question? How are they allowed to trade in the first place. How is th... [ More ]

Comment #47

garyo1954 — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:01:28 GMT

NASDAQ had threatened to remove dot com when they failed to submit required forms. As a result of some forms being erroneous the price dropped from 1.15 to 0.29. I'll message you a site.

Comment #46

LottoIntuitive — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:43:30 GMT

And we know since Lottery Post is hands down the best online lottery community in the universe and possibly the largest, that law enforcement, politicians, and state employees are going to come here and pretend to be members to gather information.

If they really want to know how people feel about their decisions, I think we've made it clear. Be specific when making laws. Don't make it illegal for people to buy tickets online through couriers for games that never increase their prize amount b... [ More ]

Comment #45

LottoIntuitive — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:54:22 GMT

Can't get mad at the truth because that's exactly what they did.

Like there is nothing more important than making it illegal for people to play non-jackpot games (like the pick 3/4) online through couriers.

If they are mad at people buying jackpots then only apply to games that have jackpots that increase over time.

This law should not apply to the pick 3/4 games or any game that does not increase their prize amount.

It's flat out stupid to criminalize playing the pick 3/4 ga... [ More ]

Comment #44

Justing618 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:13:43 GMT

Me to

Comment #43

Justing618 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:59:17 GMT

I just googled lottery.com and there trading on the stock market. WTF! I tried googling to see if they have a website. If anyone has any information on it or if they have a website Please send me a link. I really would like to look into this further. Wait till these guys go to different states and start buying up all the mega millions and power ball tickets. Now I'm wondering how many other games they have played and won. And if they have won mega millions and powerball. This makes me made. All... [ More ]

Comment #42

PrisonerSix — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:24:02 GMT

I have my MM with Megaplier for tonight too. I'm not sure if I'm going to stay with MM when it goes to $5 in April. I may play it occasionally but not every drawing. Just a little too high.

Comment #41

JustMaybe — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:34:42 GMT

Hahaha you are not alone - my $3 went into funding my future jackpot win .

Did not match a single number.

Got my MM for tonight with the multiplier on, let's see how that goes

Comment #40

PrisonerSix — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:11:57 GMT

Didn't match a single number. Will try again Wednesday.

Comment #39

PrisonerSix — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:29:24 GMT

Same here.

Comment #38

JustMaybe — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:18:18 GMT

I got my Powerball ticket with power play on.

I hope to win something substantial tonight if not the jackpot

Comment #37

poolshooter4 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:00:00 GMT

Why is it that whenever something doesn't go as expected, the republican (in the room) go to is we're going to have to shut it down

Comment #36

garyo1954 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:21:21 GMT

It's called logic. Facts have to add up.

Go back and read your posts about paying your bills and generating a revenue stream, etc.

Enjoy our day! But don't steal my falafel on a stick idea

Comment #35

LottoIntuitive — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:59:25 GMT

You're just making up stuff. Have a blessed day.

Comment #34

garyo1954 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:52:03 GMT

You haven't answered the questions i asked you and you expect me to answer to you?

Get mad. But when you won't even say the state you are in, big red flag

When you are whining about not being able to play one game out of hundreds you're being childish.

Two days ago you couldn't pay your bills because you couldn't play the Texas pick 3 online. Now you say you have no problem paying your bills.

If this was liars dice I call you a liar because both can't be true.

And if you hav... [ More ]

Comment #33

LottoIntuitive — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:24:39 GMT

You didn't answer the question at hand.

Forget all that other irrelevant stuff you're talking about. I pay my bills just fine over here. I'm unbothered by your immaturity.

The question is, do you agree with TX lawmakers that it should be illegal to play the pick 3 online through couriers

Comment #32

garyo1954 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:18:18 GMT

But you are being disrespectful.

The bill passed unanimously which says everyone agreed there is a problem and it has to be addressed.

Sorry for your hurt feelings but that's being real.

Being real is if you can't pay your bills you get a job.

If you can't pay your bills being a professional lottery player, then you just ain't that good. If you were good you'd have money laying around for emergencies like cold cycles.

So get a job.

Be inventive with your creativity... [ More ]

Comment #31

LottoIntuitive — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:16:29 GMT

You're entitled to your opinion. However, I disagree. I didn't disrespect you so talk to with me like you want someone to talk with you. People who play and win the Pick 3 regularly understand and can relate to what I'm saying.

The question is, do you agree with TX lawmakers that it should be illegal to play the pick 3 online through couriers

Comment #30

garyo1954 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:12:01 GMT

You're beginning to sound a bit unbalanced.

You go from can't pay my bills to right over the edge, they are trying to ruin my life.

Comment #29

LottoIntuitive — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:15:08 GMT

Again, I'm not here to disrespect you.

At this point I'm talking to the Texas pick 3 players.

While Pick 3 is not involved in the buyout or potential buyouts it's victim to being part of the blanket policy Texas put in place.

the Senate passed SB28 by a vote of 31-0, which would make it a criminal offense to play the lottery or facilitate playing the lottery by phone or through the Internet.

Texas made it a criminal offense to play the pick 3 game on the internet because of s... [ More ]

Comment #28

garyo1954 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:12:05 GMT

You aren't sounding adult about anything. Just whiny.

Nothing Texas has done should keep you from paying your bills. Your creditors aren't going to buy the excuse, Texas stopped third party couriers services so I can't pay. Not in a million years will they listen so why should we?

And With the numerous other pick 3 games you don't have a legit point. In short Texas is not stopping you from playing pick 3 or generating a revenue stream. If you are a professional and your system works you... [ More ]

Comment #27

LottoIntuitive — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 02:32:06 GMT

No worries.

While Pick 3 is not involved in the buyout or potential buyouts it's victim to being part of the blanket policy Texas put in place.

It's unfortunate but making exceptions to law, policy, and procedures is what caused this calamity.

It is what it is.

There should be exceptions to laws, policies, and procedures if the pick 3 has nothing to do with buying jackpots. This affects all of us who want to predict full-time and yes become professional pick 3 players because we... [ More ]

Comment #26

garyo1954 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:56:00 GMT

I apologize if you felt disrespected, but you came in ranting about the measures taken without clarifying you were upset over Pick 3.

Unless you make it clear how are we supposed know you weren't referring to the larger games?

As has been said the lawmakers are taking measures to overcorrect the slack policies that have plagued the Texas Lottery Commission.

I posted the numbers ($173 million) that third party couriers services contribute to the state lottery which is less than one te... [ More ]

Comment #25

LottoIntuitive — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:29:07 GMT

I'm not here to here to disrespect anyone. I'm grown AF. I can talk about whatever I want to talk about anywhere in the universe.

The law affects all Texas lottery games like the pick 3 does it not?

Making it illegal to buy pick 3 tickets online through third party couriers is ridiculous because there is no point in buying all possible combinations and the amount you win never increases.

Comment #24

garyo1954 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:59:16 GMT

If you don't live in Texas it's none of your concern how Texans run their lotteries. It doesn't affect you in the least.

And with 100s of other games that you can play by third party couriers, you have nothing to complain about.

Now, the only whiners I see are YOU!

You fancy yourself a professional who has developed a system to win at lottery and here you are whining that ONE game out of 100s won't let you play the way you want.

Well, newsflash games have rules. You don't always... [ More ]

Comment #23

LottoIntuitive — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:51:33 GMT

I can answer that. Anyone can call them self a professional lottery player . And develop winning strategies.

Not true. A significant majority of players lose more than they win because they have not developed a winning strategy.

But buying 25 million + tickets containing all the possible combinations by conglomerates are not professional lottery players . They are simply gaming the system and cheating all the other players.

Buying the Jackpot ok I get it. However, my biggest issue i... [ More ]

Comment #22

LottoIntuitive — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:25:20 GMT

Are you in Texas?

Why does that matter to you?

Have you been following anything Todd or Kate have written?

They write a lot. Be specific.

Are you aware that Pete Sullivan, from Draft Kings testified that groups watch and target lotteries once the payout is larger than the permutations of the game?

So it's ok to be penalized for playing smart?

And that additional steps limiting the number of terminals and the number of tickets sold by any terminal has been instituted... [ More ]

Comment #21

garyo1954 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:23:22 GMT

Exactly buying all the combinations is not a system. It's a means of cheating everyone else.

G

Comment #20

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:04:55 GMT

I can answer that. Anyone can call them self a professional lottery player . And develop winning strategies. But buying 25 million + tickets containing all the possible combinations by conglomerates are not professional lottery players . They are simply gaming the system and cheating all the other players.

While I watched the jackpot reach 80 million, I was wondering if and when someone would pull the same trick as last time in 2023.

If that continues, people aren't going to play wh... [ More ]

Comment #19

garyo1954 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:02:03 GMT

Are you in Texas?

Have you been following anything Todd or Kate have written?

Are you aware that Pete Sullivan, from Draft Kings testified that groups watch and target lotteries once the payout is larger than the permutations of the game? And that additional steps limiting the number of terminals and the number of tickets sold by any terminal has been instituted?

Did you know that Texas lottery Commission prohibited third party couriers service as of last Monday?

Are you aware th... [ More ]

Comment #18

LottoIntuitive — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 20:37:27 GMT

Say The Texas lottery has become a consumer product for profit, not the game of chance that was intended

Do you feel people who develop winning strategies should be allowed to become professional lottery players if they choose to

Comment #17

LottoIntuitive — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 20:11:46 GMT

They are not going to shut down such a huge source of income for the state just to replace it with nothing.

In Section 1 of your bill, the Lottery Commission is mandated... to adopt rules to enforce the prohibitions against facilitating the play of the lottery through courier apps , Senator Angela Paxton addressed Hall.

They still have not said what's so wrong about playing the lottery online.

Why adopt rules to enforce the prohibitions against facilitating the play of the lottery th... [ More ]

Comment #16

garyo1954 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 18:02:12 GMT

The first draw in Texas was November, 1992. Without searching, I'm guessing third party couriers didn't come along until much later.

But the whole mess is a bit on the farfetched side.

Consider Draft Kings owns Jackpocket. Jackpocket owns Lottery.com.

Jackpocket operates out of Winner's Circle. Since Texas law requires lottery retailers to offer a product other than lottery tickets somebody, somewhere decided Winners Circle would offer scratch-offs to get around that requirement. An... [ More ]

Comment #15

LottoIntuitive — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:45:23 GMT

Hall needs to sit his azz down somewhere.

These hypocrites are fine with allowing sports betting but not playing the lottery online.

Did that group in NJ cheat? Or are people just mad that that money is not going to a texas resident. To that I so what that someone from another state won the Texas lottery. Congrats to them

Comment #14

lakerben — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:02:52 GMT

I lived there in the 90's and this was unheard of . I played the lottery and never heard of these far fetched accusations. Politicians in NM tried to shut the lottery down but we're ignored.

Comment #13

garyo1954 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:21:14 GMT

Stack this stuff is so deep and complicated we're still getting new information

We learned from Lottery.com's lawyer, Greg Potts, that Lottery.com is already under investigation by the US Dept of Justice involving actions of it's prior board of directors

Greg Potts also told the lawmakers that Lottery.com asked if this were legal and were assured by the lottery commission they had no problem with it.

iGT testified that Winners Circle was in possession of 47 terminals, not the 30 t... [ More ]

Comment #12

Stack47 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:47:52 GMT

When those terminal owners request supplies to print 1000000 and need them yesterday, you got a red flag.

With 25 million possible outcomes logistics are a nightmare at best. Back in the day when some lotto games had less than 10 million possible outcomes, it was purposed that a terminal be programed to print an all ways ticket. Horse and dog races have trifecta and superfecta all tickets using 1 all , 2 all , etc.

If the Texas Lottery is keeping 50% of every dollar wagered, selling ou... [ More ]

Comment #11

EnReval — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:38:41 GMT

Yea would love to know if u got 30 machines and each prints out 1million each

they had to send the $$ to ATX thru an account

Comment #10

EnReval — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:27:29 GMT

They kept the same slips from last time

they must have a way to ask each of the 30 machines to print so many tickets or they are hiring some people to sit there and put tickets in the machine for 3 days in shifts

Comment #9

Loteriaplayer1 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 03:02:54 GMT

Then the legislation group had to do something to make it safer than that

Comment #8

garyo1954 — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 02:09:59 GMT

It's an important issue to me. I've spent quite a bit over the years playing the games of Texas. And without referring to a spreadsheet, like almost everyone else, I know I'm in the red.

I'm irritated about the whole situation. I'm irritated that the laws/regulations were in place to prevent it and the lottery commission (Gary Grief) ignored those. I'm irritated these people making headlines know far more than what they are saying, yet the continue to talk about them as if everybody already... [ More ]

Comment #7

rcbbuckeye — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 23:38:04 GMT

It appears that these services have preprinted playslips or use computer printed playslips because those people in NJ can't and aren't filling out and shipping 25 million playslips to Texas in time to have them sent through a terminal in time for the drawing. That's where Senator hall is getting his crime syndicate association.

And when the owners of those terminals which sell, pick a number, 10000 tickets a week start printing 10000 an hour, you got red flags that something is amiss.... [ More ]

Comment #6

shy1979 — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 23:27:11 GMT

According to Google, the Texas lottery generates $2.1billion for the Texas public school system each year. That s 2.3% of their total budget. With 380,000 total teachers in Texas public schools, a 2.3% cut would be 11,400 layoffs. I don t see that happening unless Senator Bob Hall never wants to get reelected.

All that said, I m not a fan of lottery couriers as I ve seen them win jackpots in both Oregon and Colorado when I ve lived there. I always get excited when I see a lottery jackpot tha... [ More ]

Comment #5

moneypot — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:14:10 GMT

I subscribed... please post the updates

Comment #4

garyo1954 — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 20:50:15 GMT

Still more questions than answers.

Like how is it possible that an investment group in NJ able to purchase 99% of all combinations using an online service or app?

And how did they zero in on using Lottery.com's terminals in Austin and Waco? How did they know these people had the necessary equipment and supplies to accomplish the job?

And don't expect me to believe someone in NJ typed in each of those combinations on a phone or computer.

Peter Sullivan offered half the answer tha... [ More ]

Comment #3

EnReval — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:11:19 GMT

Exactly they hv the funds to do

excited to see if they can manage the $5 MM ticket

Comment #2

Participant — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:00:23 GMT

These courier services have lent support to complex businesses to defeat the dollar and a dream themes for most everyday lottery players and this is simply not good to the everyday player as the playing field is no longer equal and this is what the law makers are trying to curb.

Comment #1

EnReval — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:50:05 GMT

It's heating up, geesh what abt these other states wonder will this prompt all states to have online system to prevent couriers

Texas Senator threatens to defund the Texas Lottery

Lottery Post — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:20:04 GMT

Legislator wants to shut down Texas Lottery if they don't comply

By Kate Northrop

A Texas State Senator threatened to shut down the Texas Lottery if they were not to enforce a Senate bill prohibiting lottery couriers in the state.

Senator Bob Hall has made it clear that he would choose to defund the Texas Lottery should they violate a potential state law banning lottery courier companies.

Hall has consistently delivered scathing criticisms of the Texas Lottery since a purchasing... [ More ]