Texas Lottery reaches record $8 billion in sales

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ah1963 — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 04:26:59 GMT

We buy tickets online from Jackpocket in Texas.

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Cassie8620 — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:54:51 GMT

Hope some of this is going toward

The Poor and the Homeless struggling to sustain rent pymt., so they are NOT homeless, and Vets.

Knowing Tx., i am not sure, quoting my people in the good ole' TX., or good for some.

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Bleudog101 — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:09:44 GMT

So if I read their website correctly they only offer an on-line App just like Massachusetts to check tickets only. That's a shame that residents cannot play on-line just like my lottery. It's the way to go being so far into the 21st Century.

Maybe Tony Numbers can help me with this.

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sully16 — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:19:48 GMT

There's a lot of people moving to Texas, so sales may be even better in the future.

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Mata Garbo — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 23:01:51 GMT

Wow.....1.4 billion in sales and a 21% increase in 2020. You would think that most of that increase has to do with the pandemic. People were not going on vacations in 2020, because most places were closed. So when they went to the local gas stations and neighborhood stores they had extra money to spend on lottery. Even the people who were unemployed were pocketing an extra $600 dollars a week. I will be curious to see the numbers for this summer (2021). My guess is it will look a lot different.

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Bleudog101 — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:51:37 GMT

Just think if they had Pick 3 and Pick 4 on Sundays! Am I correct that this is the only state that offers these two games FOUR X/ DAY?

To those in Texas that want to get rid of the lottery, these figures speak volumes.

Texas Lottery reaches record $8 billion in sales

Lottery Post — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:42:03 GMT

Lottery achieves its highest revenue transfer ever

By Kate Northrop

Last week, the Texas Lottery announced that it not only broke its own sales record for the 11th-consecutive year, but it also crossed the whopping $8 billion mark for its fiscal year sales total.

Having surpassed the $8 billion milestone, the Lottery reported a massive $1.998 billion contribution to state education and veterans, its highest yet.

When then-Gov. Ann Richards purchased the first Texas Lottery scratch t... [ More ]