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Texas Lottery’s move could ignite tribal gambling expansion

November 12, 2024 · 8:36pm ET | 5:36pm PT
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  • Daniel Greer, The Dallas Express

The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas informed the Texas Senate that if it didn’t rein in the online sales of Texas Lottery tickets, the tribe would pursue full-blown casino gambling in the state.

Though the tribe omitted it from their correspondence, recent legal developments might mean these casinos won’t be housed on reservations; they might pockmark the entire state.

The letter, submitted to the Senate State Affairs Committee on October 9, highlighted that proliferating courier services are “operating contrary to the law and representing an expansion of gambling in the State.”

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The Kickapoo are calling for a prohibition on the services’ operations.