Raffles

The oldest, and still Texas Lottery very popular, form of lottery in America is the raffle, or local drawing. Next to Bingo, raffles are the country’s biggest fund raisers for charity. Fraternal organizations, veterans’ groups and almost every other kind of organization in the country have benefited at some time from a raffle of some sort. Many raffles have automobiles valued at $2,000 to $15,000 as prizes, with the raffle tickets seffing from a low of 10 to a high of $100. Some drawings have $50,000 and $125,000 homes as their top awards. And, I have known of some raffle tickets on estates that have sold for as much as $1,000 each.

Texas Lottery Press Releases

Trust Collects Top Prize

Tri Cong Lau, trustee of The Lau Family Trust of San Antonio, claimed the top cash prize for the Texas Lottery® $3,000,000 Vegas Action scratch game. The $30 ticket offers players the chance to win up to $3,000,000, paid out in a one-time lump-sum payment... Trust Wins Prize

Selling the State Lottery a Good Deal for Texas

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today told the Texas Public Policy Foundation that his proposal to sell the Texas Lottery for a 40 year private concession is a fiscally sound proposal that will benefit the state. Financial experts conservatively predict the lottery may be sold for $14 billion, generating an estimated $1.3 billion annual interest based on an average return of 9 percent... Selling The Lottery

Closing Instant Texas Lottery Games

SB 1200: Concerns the closing of instant games sold by the Texas Lottery. The legislation if passed, would require the Texas Lottery to close all games of chance once the top prizes have been claimed. "I think people were outraged to learn recently that some scratch off games were still being sold months... Closing Lottery Games

Harriet Miers in Texas Lottery Board Commission

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press routinely prepares a summary of the First Amendment and media-related cases handled by nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Because White House Counsel Harriet Miers has not served on the bench or participated in significant appellate cases... Harriet Miers