Comment #2

Just6ntlc — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:42:28 GMT

I hope the raffle is successful.

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:17:21 GMT

Go for it, Texas...

Make it a bigger prize than the other states--- that would be Texas style.

Texas Lottery may consider offering raffle

Lottery Post — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:07:57 GMT

The chairman of the Texas Lottery Commission has asked the state attorney general to study whether it would be legal to add a raffle to its array of games.

Raffles offer better odds of winning than other kinds of games because a limited number of tickets are sold and there can be no duplicate winners. Twenty-seven states already offer raffles with mixed success.

Lottery spokesman Bobby Heith said the commission would still have to research the idea before starting a raffle game. But offici... [ More ]