Texas bill would prohibit sales to players attempting to buy all possible number combinations

Comment #17

winterhug — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:10:32 GMT

I agree 100

Comment #16

Artist77 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:56:40 GMT

I agree. If one needs money that badly, get out there and get a job. The lotteries are not conspiring against you. That is a mental health issue.

Comment #15

winterhug — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:30:11 GMT

Why would these lottery ticket buy groups move to another state when Texas is most likely the only state who has a state lottery, that can get as large as 95 million dollars or more. Most state lotteries only go up to 7 million dollar or a little more. State lotteries are easier to buy all the combinations than MM and PB, which would be nearly impossible to do.

Comment #14

winterhug — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:21:22 GMT

The lottery is not rigged. There are countless people who win the lottery on a daily basis in every state that has the lottery. The media only report on those people who win enormous jackpots. For all you conspiracy theorist out there, you think the lottery is rigged. A solution to your problem is, don't play since you think it is rigged. Playing the lottery is NOT a requirement in life.

Comment #13

winterhug — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:08:53 GMT

Yes and there lies the catch-22. We ALL would love to buy more lottery tickets to increase our chance of winning the jackpot, but when a large group gathers to buy all the number combinations, something about that seems unfair. This is especially true for the average person who can only afford to buy between 1-10 tickets at a time. The average person would seem to have a smaller chance of winning the jackpot, when a large group swoops in and buys up all the numbers. Then there is the matter of w... [ More ]

Comment #12

Artist77 — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:15:33 GMT

Exactly. So one can buy 50% of all combinations? It is void for vagueness.

Comment #11

KY Floyd — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:09:42 GMT

calls into question how a retailer would define substantially all ticket combinations.

Do these clowns know anything about how the lottery works? I'm pretty sure none of the syndicates tried by sending dozens or hundreds of people to retailers with an (already obvious) shopping bag full of official bet slips. I've also got a crazy idea that, just maybe, some state agency has a computer with the ability to tracks ticket sales. Oh, wait, they already know that.

Triple tax them to 75 perce... [ More ]

Comment #10

taxijohn — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:48:45 GMT

Not just you

Comment #9

Stat$talker — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:25:06 GMT

Yea, but MM just basically shot themselves in da foot, by pricing the Game outta the handz of the average playa that keepz the Game alive..!!

Wit the price of Eggz @ $7. a dozen.. who'z gonna buy a $5. riggin rippawupfh?.. Eggz would be much moe fulfillin..

Comment #8

garyo1954 — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:09:19 GMT

Yes, there are some people that are just this clueless. Even state senators.

It's not like these retailers would lie and say, I had no clue this guy buying 157, 647 tickets was attempting a lottery buyout.

Remember, this is the same state where they lauded Albert DiSalvo, the Boston Strangler, for population control. Clueless?

It's great they are taking this seriously but a waste of taxpayer dollars to write an unenforceable law.

Comment #7

Stat$talker — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:59:01 GMT

Whut haz Ole Stat$ been tellin ya all theze yrz?...

We can screw YOU, but You cain't screw US

No insult can be mooe BLATANT.. Dem Texanz are just BIGger foolz. az everythang iz bigger in Texez..

Comment #6

Brock Lee — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:47:10 GMT

is it just me, or is this incredibly stupid and impossible to enforce

Comment #5

poolshooter4 — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:44:39 GMT

Basically you're saying you can only bet on losing combinations.....if some has the means to purchase however many tickets they want, and you're putting a governor on their bets, you're limiting their options and you should be sued, or all gamblers should boycott your lottery, and play in other states

Comment #4

MzDuffleBaglady — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:44:18 GMT

Really

Comment #3

EnReval — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:42:54 GMT

One thing for sure, they can't try this with the $5 MM tickets or PB

let them move in to another state

Comment #2

JoeBigLotto — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:37:02 GMT

Does not Go far Enough Triple tax them to 75 percent fraud Tax.

Comment #1

THRIFTY — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:11 GMT

Buying more lottery tickets increases your chances of winning a lottery jackpot, if you can afford to lose more money.

Texas bill would prohibit sales to players attempting to buy all possible number combinations

Lottery Post — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:10:50 GMT

Senator says it's good but not enough, again calls to end the Texas Lottery

By Kate Northrop

A Texas Senator introduced a bill that would prohibit lottery retailers from selling tickets to an individual or group that is attempting to purchase all possible number combinations in a drawing.

In another effort to deter future purchasing groups from near-guaranteeing multi-million jackpot wins, a Texas Senator presented a bill that targets retailers who sell tickets to those they know are... [ More ]