The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday to ban courier services from helping customers buy lottery tickets.

The investigation into two controversial lottery jackpots in Texas had drummed up questions about the role of online ...

On Thursday, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill to ban courier services from purchasing lottery tickets on behalf of ...

But the present controversy over so-called lottery couriers appears to have struck a deeper chord because it raises questions ...

Unanimous passage in the Senate comes after top Texas officials say the third-party services undermine trust in the lottery.

Couriers take orders online, purchase lottery tickets from a retailer and send a scanned copy to the buyer for a fee.

An industry trade group said SB 28, which bans lottery courier companies, is an overreaction to comparatively rare practices ...

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AG Ken Paxton’s office joins two other investigations by state officials into the commission as one service suspends ...

Four days after the Texas Lottery Commission changed its precedent by banning lottery couriers, the Texas Senate unanimously ...

In the past month, lawmakers have taken action to reign in the lottery, including advancing a bill that prohibits the use of ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also countered in a statement Monday saying that the only reason the Texas Lottery was taking action now was because he showed up at the courier service's Austin ...