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Texas Lottery shatters records with $5 billion in salesNews Story
The Texas Lottery announced that it has achieved $5.068 billion in sales for fiscal year 2016, breaking the sales record it set just last fiscal year and resulting in a total contribution of $1.392 billion to Texas, the single largest annual transfer of revenue to the state. In celebration of the record sales and revenue, the Texas Lottery unveiled a new billboard today at an event at Texas Lottery headquarters in Austin. This is the first time in our history that we have generated more t
Sep 30, 2016, 10:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery sales up for the yearNews Story
Overall lottery ticket sales are up this year even as Lotto Texas, the state-run big jackpot game, is down about 26 percent, Texas Lottery Commission officials said Monday.Officials said the dip in Lotto Texas sales was expected when Texas joined the multistate Mega Millions game in December, although the decrease is larger than forecast.Total sales -- including Mega Millions, Lotto Texas, and instant and other games -- are up 5.3 percent this fiscal year, to $2.03 billion. I look at the big pic
Apr 13, 2004, 5:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery buffs fear impact on Lotto TexasNews Story
There's a new buzzword these days at the Texas Lottery Commission: cannibalization.It's being used to describe how much the new Mega Millions multi-state lottery will eat away at the sales of the 11-year-old favorite, Lotto Texas.For the first time Wednesday, people will be able to buy a chance at the Mega Millions jackpot in Texas. There are people out there ready to step up first thing in the morning, people that are motivated by high jackpots, said Reagan Greer, executive director of the com
Dec 3, 2003, 5:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery sets new $5.077 billion sales recordNews Story
Nets $1.313 billion for Texas public schools and $16.2 million for Texas veterans Players won more than $3.3 billion in prizes Even without the benefit of a record-setting jackpot like 2016's $1.6 billion Powerball prize, the Texas Lottery achieved $5.077 billion in sales for fiscal year 2017, breaking the sales record it set just last fiscal year and resulting in a total contribution of $1.334 billion to Texas schools and veterans. This is the seventh consecutive year that the Texas L
Sep 27, 2017, 10:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Legislative committee to discuss killing the Texas LotteryReply
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Jul 26, 2014, 10:58 am - Litebets27 - Lottery News

One ticket wins $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, largest prize in the countryNews Story
Biggest Lotto Texas jackpot win in over 12 years, Texas Lottery notes third-party app sales trend By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery announced just after midnight on Sunday that one ticket won the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, which stood as the largest lottery prize in the U.S. Everything's bigger in Texas, including the lottery. After 93 drawings in one jackpot run, someone is finally walking away from Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing a multi-millionaire. The winning numbers i
Apr 26, 2023, 8:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery learns Texas must pick a gameNews Story
The head of the state lottery agency said Wednesday that he will not recommend that Texas join both major multistate lotto games, a concept pitched last month by the Lottery Commission chairman.Reagan Greer, executive director of the Texas Lottery, said the idea was shot down by Mega Millions, one of two multistate associations eager to add Texas to their games.Mega Millions officials, according to Greer, decided they were uncomfortable with the idea. Officials of Powerball, the other group recr
Jul 28, 2003, 3:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery reports record-breaking 2013News Story
The Texas Lottery Commission today reported record results for fiscal year 2013, its best year for sales and revenue in the Lottery's 21-year history. Sales of $4.376 billion topped the previous sales record of $4.19 billion set in 2012 and resulted in a total contribution of $1.214 billion to the state of Texas, the Lottery's single largest transfer of revenue to the state, including a contribution of $1.149 billion to the Foundation School Fund. This is the 10th consecutive year that th
Nov 19, 2013, 6:29 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery releases country's first-ever $100 scratch-offNews Story
Everything's bigger in Texas By Kate Northrop In conjunction with the celebration of its 30th Anniversary this year, the Texas Lottery recently launched the country's first $100 scratch-off ticket. Everything's bigger in Texas now officially including lottery ticket prices. The Texas Lottery's $20 Million Supreme game is now the most expensive instant game in the United States at $100 a ticket. Following the $50 ticket trend that has been taking off in the lottery industry, sal
May 31, 2022, 8:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas lottery posts record June salesNews Story
The Texas lottery hit an all-time sales record in June.Figures released Thursday show sales for last month were nearly $392 million.That includes sales for scratch off games, Lotto Texas, Cash Five, Texas Two Step, Pick Three and Mega Millions.The previous monthly sales record in Texas was $344 million in November of 1996.June included the highest jackpot ever for Lotto Texas.One ticket -- sold in El Paso -- matched all six numbers in the June 19 drawing for a jackpot worth $145 million.
Jul 2, 2004, 8:15 am - Todd - Lottery News