The Brief
- Senate Bill 3070 would end the Texas Lottery Committee and place regulation of the state lottery under the Department of Licensing and Regulation.
- The bill would ban the use of couriers, prohibit online sales and limit the amount of tickets purchased in one transaction to 100.
- Funding for the lottery comission was stripped from the House budget bill last month.
AUSTIN, Texas – Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) on Monday laid out a bill in the Senate State Affairs Committee that could save the Texas Lottery, while enacting major changes for future ticket buyers.
Senate Bill 3070 would end the Texas Lottery Committee and move the oversight of the lottery to the Department of Licensing and Regulation.
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