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Texas Lottery Commission |
Address: |
611 EAST SIXTH STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS
78701 |
Internet: |
www.txlottery.org |
E-mail Address: |
txlotto@onr.com |
Phone: |
(512) 344-5000 |
Fax: |
(512) 478-3682 |
Population: |
24,782,302 U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
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Lottery Director: |
Grief,
Gary |
Year Lottery Founded: |
1991 |
Sales FY 2014: Sales FY 2015: Sales FY 2016: |
$4,384,597,063 $4,529,700,425 $5,067,517,923 |
Number of Employees: |
268 |
Retailers: |
17,643 |
Number of Points of Sale (POS): |
17,403 |
On-line Vendor: |
GTech December
14, 2010 August 31, 2020 |
Instant Ticket Vendor: |
Scientific Games September 1, 2012 August 31,
2018 Secondary Contracts: Pollard Banknote September 1, 2012 August
31, 2018 GTECH Printing Corporation eptember 1, 2012 August 31, 2018 |
Advertising: |
Latin Works May 21, 2012 August 31, 2016 |
ITVMs: |
Interlott |
Games Offered: |
Powerball, Mega Millions, Pick 3, Daily 4, Cash 5,
Scratch Tickets. |
Beneficiaries: |
Foundation School Fund |
Jurisdiction: |
State of Texas, USA |
The Texas Lottery Act was signed
into law in August 1991, but required voter approval to take effect. That
proved just a formality, as voters approved the lottery measure in November by
a two-toone margin. The Texas Lottery began ticket sales on May 29, 1992, 47
days ahead of schedule. The first game, the Lone Star Millions scratch ticket,
sold 23.2 million tickets in its first 24 hours, setting a new world record for
first-day sales. The cost of the Lotterys start-up, with interest, was
earned back during the first three hours of ticket sales. Another record was
set during the first week, with 102.4 million tickets sold. In November
1992, the Lottery launched its initial draw game, Lotto Texas. It, too, set a
new industry record, with sales surpassing $1 billion just before its first
anniversary. Pick 3 debuted in October 1993, followed by Cash 5 in October
1995. Versions of these games are still part of the Lotterys product mix
today, with other current games including Mega Millions, Powerball, Texas Two
Step and Daily 4. With this early success, the Texas Lottery led all
American lotteries in terms of sales for two consecutive years, beginning with
just its second full year in fiscal 1994. Missteps by the legislature (a
reduction in prize payout from 57 percent to 52 percent) put a halt to its
growth and actually sent sales plummeting in 1998. The legislature restored the
payout in 2000, but it took years for the Texas Lottery to restore sales to
previous levels. But the success stories continued as the Lottery continued
to flirt with existing industry records. In 2002, its new Harley-Davidson
scratch game sold more instant tickets in one month ($12.5 million) than any
other lottery had done with a single game to that point. And in 2004, Lotto
Texas reached $145 million, the second-largest single-state jackpot in American
history. Since 1997, the majority of proceeds from the Texas Lottery are
transferred to the Foundation School Fund to support public education. Prior to
1997, Lottery revenues were sent to the states General Fund. In
November 2009, the Lottery launched its first instant game to benefit the Fund
for Veterans Assistance, and revenues from these special tickets help
support veterans programs throughout the state.
News
Archive |
January 5, 2021 |
Multiply Texas Lottery
® Prizes With Five New X the Cash Scratch Ticket Games |
December 8, 2020 |
Lottery.com Announces
its App is Now Available on the Google Play Store |
November 16, 2020 |
Give, Scratch and Be
Merry with Holiday Scratch Ticket Games from the Texas Lottery |
November 16, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Renews
Agreement with SCA To Support Retailer Bonus Program |
November 5, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Presented
with Pair of Prestigious National Awards |
November 2, 2020 |
New Texas Lottery Scratch
Ticket Game Supports Veterans |
October 26, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Renews
Agreement with SCA To Support Retailer Bonus Program |
October 26, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Information
Technology Manager Receives Top Industry Honor |
October 12, 2020 |
Four Texans Win Top Texas
Lottery® Prizes in One Night |
September 17, 2020 |
Texas Retailers Come
Through for Public Education and Veterans with Record Lottery Sales and
Revenue |
September 17, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Renews
Agreement with SCA to Support Retailer Bonus Program |
September 10, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Awarded
World Lottery Associations Level 3 Responsible Gaming
Recertification |
Sept 1, 2020 |
Largest Lotto Texas®
Jackpot Up for Grabs in More Than A Decade |
July 21, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Launches
Nations First In-Lane Receipt Ticket |
June 15, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Commission
Appoints Tom Hanson Director of Charitable Bingo |
June 10, 2020 |
Texas Lottery Commission to
Hold Regular June Session via Zoom Webinar |
November 18, 2019 |
Texas Lottery Launches
Nations First In-Lane Draw Game Tickets |
November 10, 2019 |
Texas Lottery is Poised
to Make Tickets Available in Check-Out Aisles of Dollar General
Stores |
October 1, 2019 |
Texas Lottery Radio
Advertisement Wins Industry Award |
September 17, 2019 |
Texas Lottery Smashes
All-Time Sales Records with New $6.25 Billion Mark in FY 2019 |
August 20, 2019 |
Texas Lottery and Dallas
Cowboys Launch New Scratch Ticket and Second-Chance Drawing for 2019
Season |
July 24, 2019 |
Texas Lottery Financial
Operations Manager Receives Top Industry Honor |
July 11, 2019 |
Texas Lottery to Highlight
Its Impact on Public Education and Veterans' Services During Inaugural Lottery
Week |
April 24, 2019 |
Texas Lottery to Add New
Fireball Feature to Pick 3 and Daily 4 Starting April
28 |
April 15, 2019 |
Texas Lottery Commission
Agrees to Fix Website Wording |
News
Archive for CY2018 |
December 31, 2018 |
Texas Lottery Reaches $100
Million in One Week for Scratch Ticket Sales |
October 15, 2018 |
Texas Lottery Receives
National Certification for Responsible Gaming Tactics |
September 24, 2018 |
Texas Lottery Achieves
New $5.627 Billion Sales Record |
September 20, 2018 |
Pollard Banknote
Awarded Six-Year Instant Ticket Printing Contract Extension with the Texas
Lottery® |
August 23, 2018 |
Cowboys, Texas Lottery
Launch New Scratch Ticket |
August 15, 2018 |
Texas Lottery
Contributions to Veterans Assistance Top $100 Million |
July 31, 2018 |
Texas Lottery General
Counsel Wins Top Industry Honor |
April 14, 2018 |
Texas Lottery to Stop
Giving Bonuses to Stores |
March 21, 2018 |
Losing Lottery Player
Seeks Class Action Against Group That Runs Powerball |
News
Archive for CY2016 |
December 2016 |
Demographic Survey of
Texas Lottery Players 2016 |
November 17, 2016 |
Texas Lottery Wins
International Responsible Gaming Award |
October 14, 2014 |
Texas Lottery Saves State
$65 Million With Lottery Operator Contract Extensions |
October 10, 2014 |
Texas Lottery Introduces
New Mobile App |
September 29, 2016 |
Texas Lottery Shatters
Records with $5 Billion in Sales |
June 15, 2016 |
Texas Lotterys
Executive Director Named MUSL President |
June 9, 2016 |
State Of Texas Wins Big
Money! |
June 3, 2016 |
Texas Kent Kwik
Convenience Stores Roll Out PDI/Lottery System |
April 19, 2016 |
'Most Prestigious
Baseball Trophy in Texas' Now Sponsored by Texas Lottery |
April 6, 2016 |
Texas Lottery Launches
Houston Astros Scratch Ticket |
April 6, 2016 |
Texas Lottery Launches
Texas Rangers Scratch Ticket |
March 7, 2016 |
Texas Lottery Launch New
Super-Sized Scratch Ticket |
January 21, 2016 |
The Numbers Are in! World
Record Jackpot Generates $266.7 Million in Texas Powerball® and Power
Play® Sales |

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