Location: Texas
Senate leader’s reelection plans lengthen odds for Texas casino gambling, sports betting
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s decision to run for another four-year term is hard luck for proponents of developing casino gambling and sports... more
Texas Sands PAC holds more than $9 million ahead of election season
As the 2025 election season ramps up, Texas Sands PAC, the political arm of casino giant Las Vegas Sands, has revealed it is sitting on... more
Settlement reached in $83.5M Texas Lottery lawsuit; winner will claim prize
It appears Kristen Moriarty is a Texas Lottery winner after all. There looks to be a settlement in the lawsuit filed by Moriarty against... more
Texas Lottery Commission to be disbanded as game gets new restrictions
On Sunday night, Gov. Greg Abbott ensured the Texas Lottery will continue for another four years, signing into law new provisions to clamp... more
The scheme that broke the Texas Lottery
On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the Lotto Texas jackpot was seventy-three million dollars. There was no winner that night—there hadn’t been a... more
Casino gambling in Texas less likely after tough legislative session for proponents
After making strides in 2023, Las Vegas Sands hoped its big bet on casino gambling would pay off this legislative session, with lawmakers... more
Texas legislature passes bill to reform scandal-plagued state lottery
A bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery but abolish the commission that oversees it is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott. The Senate Friday... more
Texas: Proposed casino gaming ban ‘tabled indefinitely’ by Irving City Council
The Irving City Council indefinitely tabled two resolutions during its Thursday meeting directed at resort company Las Vegas Sands and its... more
Texas sports betting, casino hopes further diminished by lottery vote
The potential termination of the Texas Lottery underscores the difficulty that more controversial forms of gambling face in attempting to... more
Texas: Casino-backed reps leave anti-gambling amendment out of rezoning bill, prompting criticism
Two nearly identical bills in the Texas Legislature would make it harder for people to successfully protest a zoning change in their city... more
