Location: Texas

05/24/25 11:23 AM

Texas sports betting, casino hopes further diminished by lottery vote

  • Ryan Butler, Covers
The potential termination of the Texas Lottery underscores the difficulty that more controversial forms of gambling face in attempting to... more
05/13/25 3:22 PM

Texas: Casino-backed reps leave anti-gambling amendment out of rezoning bill, prompting criticism

  • Megan Cardona, KERA
Two nearly identical bills in the Texas Legislature would make it harder for people to successfully protest a zoning change in their city... more
05/06/25 8:27 PM

Scandal-plagued Texas Lottery faces an uncertain future. Could this be the end?

  • Gromer Jeffers Jr., The Dallas Morning News
Some legislators are pushing to eliminate the Texas Lottery amid questions about its management and multiple criminal investigations. What... more
05/05/25 8:55 PM

Advocates for Sands casino dealt another setback as voters in Dallas suburb shuffle the deck in city council election

  • Kellen McGovern Jones, The Dallas Express
In a closely watched Irving City Council election, voters dealt a blow to casino proponents by backing anti-casino candidates in two... more
04/29/25 8:54 PM

Sands-tied organization pours $100K into city council race in Dallas suburb

  • Kellen McGovern Jones, The Dallas Express
A shadowy political fund with ties to one of the world’s largest casinos has poured nearly $100k into a local City Council race. Financial... more
04/22/25 2:54 PM

Texas Lottery executive director resigns as lawmakers’ scrutiny mounts

  • Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune
Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, has resigned effective immediately, according to a news release from... more
04/11/25 3:31 PM

Texas: State senator defends campaign donations amid push to legalize gambling

  • Marvin Hurst, CBS News Texas
A state senator is defending campaign donations he’s received, saying it isn’t connected to his push to legalize gambling in... more
04/09/25 2:06 PM

Las Vegas Sands wanted a casino near Dallas. A new bill could make that easier

  • Megan Cardona, KERA radio
Texas legislators have introduced a bill that could make zoning changes easier. That’s after Las Vegas Sands proposed rezoning a... more
03/23/25 6:43 PM

Texas: Irving approves Sands resort, sans casino

  • Judah Duke, The Real Deal
The Irving City Council approved a zoning change for Las Vegas Sands’ proposed resort near the former Texas Stadium site Thursday, but... more
03/20/25 8:24 PM

Las Vegas Sands retracts casino portion of planned Dallas-area casino-resort after pushback

  • Rachel Snyder, WFAA-TV
Just hours before Irving leaders were set to consider plans for a casino resort near the former Texas Stadium site by the owners of the... more