Author: Texans Against Gambling

The Texas Legislature should end the Texas Lottery's online sales of Texas Lottery tickets. Arguably an illegal practice presently, the Texas Lottery Commission appears to believe it is operating in a legal "gray area." The problem: the online sales harm ordinary Texans by failing to protect them against stacked odds, as recently exposed by excellent… Continue reading TAG Seeks the Texas Legislature’s Ban on Online Texas Lottery Ticket Sales and So-Called “Courier Lottery Ticket Sales”

Texans Against Gambling joins its national affiliate, Stop Predatory Gambling, in a request to Texas Governor Greg Abbott to suspend lottery sales for 30 days. Lottery sales have skyrocketed since COVID-19 pandemic financial assistance checks have been arriving in mailboxes across the state. View TAG Chairman Rodger Weems' letter View the Houston Chronicle article