Texas Lottery win raises concerns from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

In criticizing $83M Lotto Texas win, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick raises questions about 2023 jackpot
The Texas Lottery has seen two of its biggest-ever jackpots claimed in the past three years. Both winning tickets were processed in boiler-room-like operations.
Texas Lottery win raises concerns from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: 'Doesn't look right'
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he is concerned about fairness and transparency after an $83.5 million-winning ticket was sold to a courier service that also owns the store where the ticket was bought.
Texas' Dan Patrick investigates Austin store that sold $83.5M lottery ticket
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is investigating a lottery store in Austin that sold the $83.5 million winning lottery ticket for Wednesday's drawing. The prize was the fifth biggest jackpot in the history of the game,
$83 million Texas lottery ticket sparks investigation. ‘Time we take a deep look’
“This is not the way the lottery was designed to operate,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, after the $83.5 million ticket was sold through an Austin retailer owned by a lottery courier.
Texas Lottery could go away amid fraud allegations, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is investigating the legality of lottery couriers after a winning $83.5M lottery ticket was sold at a North Austin store. That store has sold several winning tickets in the past couple of years.
Texas lottery win raises questions about third-party courier services
The person who won the $83.5 million prize bought their ticket through an app called Jackpocket, a subsidiary of the sports gambling company DraftKings.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he has 'no confidence' in the Texas Lottery
In an exclusive interview, the powerful Republican cast major doubt on the future of the 33-year-old, state-run gaming operation.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threw a vote of confidence behind new House Speaker Dustin Burrows, telling a packed ballroom of conservative activists Thursday that the Lubbock Republican will be an effective champion for the GOP agenda.
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