Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has resigned effective immediately, according to a news release from the agency on Monday.
Mindell took over as executive director of the commission after Gary Grief, his predecessor and the agency’s longest-serving executive director, resigned in 2024. Both former directors and the lottery itself have received a firestorm of criticism from lawmakers amid scrutiny over two central issues: the proliferation of third-party lottery ticket couriers and a $95 million jackpot in 2023 won by a single group buying out almost every possible ticket combination.
Robert Rivera, the lottery commission’s chair, said in a statement that Mindell submitted his resignation Monday.
