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Texas Lottery wins from Texas Rangers examined

The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has instructed the Texas Rangers to examine two recent victories who have attracted the attention of the state officials.

The examination of the investigation is on the same day when the Texas lottery has announced that the use of lottery is banned under pressure from the civil servants.

February 17, 2025 – $ 83.5 million sold in Austin

The background story:

In North Austin, a ticket for Lotto Texas was sold in the drawing on February 17, 2025.

The ticket was sold in a shop called Winners Corner TX LCC.

The winning ticket was bought via an app called Jackpocket, which also has the winner corner.

Jackpocket, who owned Draftkings, said that the winner was a inhabitant of Texas who bought 10 tickets.

Lt. -Gouvenur Dan Patrick went to the winner's deck business to examine shortly after the announcement of the victory.

The governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, admits that Courier services in Texas are not illegal, but he says that the law is not the law of the state in 1991.

Draftkings argues that they do not violate laws and that this victory was not due to a mass order system, in which millions of dollars are spent in order to buy almost all possible combinations of numbers.

April 22, 2023 – $ 95 million ticket sold in Colleyville

The background story:

The Bulk shopping was responsible for a win of 95 million US dollars in Colleyville on April 22, 2023.

The ticket has now been sold in lottery in Colleyville, which almost every possible combination of numbers sold to a group of investors.

Governor Abbott during lottery examinations

What you say:

“Texans must be able to trust in the lottery system of our state and know that the lottery is carried out with integrity and lawful,” said governor Abbott. “Today I instructed the Texas Rangers to completely examine these incidents and identify potential misconduct. Texans earn a lottery that is fair and transparent for everyone.”

Texas Lottery changes

Big Picture View:

The examination is carried out when the Texas lottery announced several changes due to the criticism of the legislators.

Texas Lottery says that it now bans a move of courier services such as jackpocket from the state's operation.

Read more: The Lottery Commissioner of Texas resigns shortly after controversy victories when the officials of the state officials are checked

In Texas legislation, several legal templates were submitted to restrict the Texas lottery.

What are lottery couriers?

Buy couriers tickets for lottery players, often on phone apps.

In the case of the winning ticket on Monday, it was bought via the Jackpocket app.

If you buy a lottery card, buy your Texas ticket practically.

According to the numbers:

Texas Lottery says that in 2023 173 million US dollars were gained from couriers.

That is 9 percent of all lottery winnings this year.

The source: The information about the investigation comes from a press release on February 24, 2025 by Governor Greg Abbott. The information on the victory on February 17, 2025 comes from Governor from Texas, Governor Dan Patrick, Draftkings and Texas Lottery. Information on the victory on April 22, 2023 comes from governor Greg Abbott and Texas Lottery. Changes to the Texas Lottery come from a new publication on February 24, 2025 from Texas Lottery.

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