Texas Lottery Executive Director resigns

Comment #6

KY Floyd — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:40:52 GMT

I wonder why

People were already bitching more than usual when he took the position and now there's even more bitching and also a stronger attempt than usual to defund what you'd think would be a very profitable self-supporting agency. Who would want to deal with all the BS if they can find another job that will pay at least as much as a state job

Comment #5

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:22:46 GMT

It may be his resignation is part of a deal to keep the Texas Lottery?

That's a good point. I hadn't considered that.

Comment #4

garyo1954 — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:01:20 GMT

Can't blame Ryan for that. Gary Grief was the director when that mess took place. Then when it all started coming out Grief stepped down leaving Ryan to deal with it. IMO he handled it pretty well for a year, he accepted what the Senate hearing saw as a solution, implemented those ideas, and promised to accept any changes they recommended.

But the finger pointing isn't going away. His resignation allows the commission to claim a clean sweep of their sordid past, if you will.

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Comment #3

EnReval — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:30:24 GMT

Funny bcuz they knew darn well giving a shop 20-30 terminals, they eventually was going to win

Comment #2

dickblow — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:37:49 GMT

I wonder why

Comment #1

Loteriaplayer1 — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:38:03 GMT

Well, they have to find the New Executive Producer that's not rigging the lottery. And have the sunset review agreed to.

Texas Lottery Executive Director resigns

Lottery Post — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:04:07 GMT

Leadership change amid challenging period for Lottery

By Kate Northrop

The Texas Lottery published a press release last night announcing the resignation of Executive Director Ryan Mindell and the appointment of an interim director while awaiting the selection process for a new Executive Director.

The Texas Lottery Commission issued a statement yesterday about a leadership change at the Texas Lottery, with Ryan Mindell stepping down from his role as Executive Director.

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