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Texas Lottery Commission
Address: 611 East Sixth Street Austin, Tx 78701 P.O. Box 16630 Austin, Tx 78761-6330
Internet: www.txlottery.org
E-mail Address: txlotto@onr.com
Phone: (512) 344-5000
Fax: (512) 478-3682
Population: 24,782,302
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Lottery Director: Grief, Gary
Year Lottery Founded: 1991
Sales FY 2002:
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY 2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2006:
Sales FY 2007:
Sales FY 2008:
Sales FY 2009:
Sales FY 2010:
$2.90 billion
$3.12 billion
$2.90 billion
$3.662 Million
$3.799 Million
$3.447 Million
$3.671 Million
$3,720 Million
$3,750.00 Million
Number of Employees: 325
Retailers -
Instant only:
Online:

592
16,278
On-line Vendor: GTech
On-line Vendor: GTECH - Contract renewed - details of contract pending.
Instant Ticket Vendor: Scientific Games Inc. and Pollard Banknote.
Pollard extension commences September 1, 2010, and ends August 31, 2011
Contracted awarded again March 23,2012
Pollard Contract September 1, 2012, also provides for two additional three-year extensions.
Instant Ticket Vendor Contract: Scientific Games - primary contract established 2004 for a period of 3 years with 5 one year options to renew.
Contracted awarded again March 23,2012
Advertising: TracyLocke and LatinWorks - advertising campaign
ITVMs: Interlott
Games Offered: Powerball, Mega Millions, Pick 3, Daily 4, Cash 5, Scratch Tickets.
Beneficiaries: Foundation School Fund
Jurisdiction: State of Texas, USA

 

Background Information

November 5, 1991 - Constitutional Amendment authorizing State Lottery. Approved by a two-to-one margin (68%).
The Texas Lottery Commission has racked up more than $15 billion in sales since beginning operation in 1992. It contributes more than $1 billion a year to the state treasury; about two-thirds of the state's take goes to Texas schools.
The Texas lottery has two kinds of games: instant games, called "scratchers," and lotto, in which players try to match three, five, or six numbers.
Retailers such as grocery stores, gas stations, and liquor and convenience stores sell Texas lottery tickets, getting a 5% commission for each ticket they sell.
Under state law, prize payouts must average about 53% of lottery ticket sales.

 

Lottery Financials

 

Please forward to the Texas Lottery and download the current Summary Of Financials in PDF format - CLICK HERE

 

News 2013
May 1, 2013 Prominent Business Founder Nominated to Texas Lottery Commission
(April 25, 2013 Texas Lottery’s Future is Still Uncertain
April 23, 2013 Final Vote Sees Cents and Continues Texas Lottery
April 8, 2013 Texas Lottery Invites Bids for Daily 4 Drawing Machines and Ball Sets (Proprietary)
April 2, 2013 Sunset Legislation Continuing the Texas Lottery Commission for Another 12 Years Before House Committee
April 1, 2013 'Trekkies' Greet Shatner in Dallas for Star Trek Scratch-Off Launch
March 25, 2013 Gambling Bills Before Senate Committee Are a Step in the Right Direction
February 27, 2013 Lawmakers Eye Unclaimed Lottery Prize Money Pools
December 22, 2013 Charitable Bingo Allocations Surpass $6.5 Million for Fourth Quarter 2012
January 28, 2103 Texas Lottery Players Love Their Scratch Tickets
January 25, 2013 Texas Lottery Commission Appoints Sandra Joseph to Director of Charitable Bingo
January 25, 2013 Texas Lottery Wants to Set Star Trek Costume Record
January 15, 2013 TEXAS LOTTERY® Transfers To Foundation School Fund Top $15 Billion
January 11, 2013 Texas Lottery Commission Approves Updates To Lotto Texas® Game
December 26, 2012 Texas Gambling Supporters to Present a United Front


News 2012
November 30, 2012 Third Quarter 2012 Charitable Bingo Allocations Exceed $6.5 Million
October 29, 2012 Texas Lottery® Players, Start Your Engines!
October 19, 2012 Lottery Player Claims $7.5 Million Top Prize In Casino Action Scratch-Off Game
October 4, 2012 Local Congressman's Proposal Would Let State and Tribal Lotteries Sell Online Tickets
October 1, 2012 Veterans Scratch-Off Game's Popularity Wanes
September 20, 2012 Texas Lottery® Revenue For Public Education Jumps $133 Million In 2012
September 10, 2012 Pollard Banknote Awarded Instant Ticket Contract by the Texas Lottery Commission
September 8, 2012 Dykema Adds Former Texas Lottery Commission General Counsel
September 8, 2012 Let The Revolution Begin! All Or Nothing™ From The Texas Lottery® Set To Launch This Weekend
August 29, 2012 Texas Lottery® Introduces Newest Veterans Cash Scratch-Off Game
August 22, 2012 Second Quarter 2012 Charitable Bingo Allocations Up Significantly Over 2011
August 22, 2012 The Cowboys Are Back In Town And So Is The New Dallas Cowboys Scratch-Off Game
August 22, 2012 Scientific Games Signs Texas Lottery Instant Ticket Contract
August 8, 2012 Houston Texans Lottery Back For More In 2012
August 8, 2012 Texas Lottery Commission Awards Contracts for Instant Ticket Manufacturing and Services
July 26, 2012 Texas Lottery Statement on Advertising
July 16, 2012 Texas Lottery Scratch-Off Game Has Generated Millions Of Dollars For Veterans Commission Fund
June 27, 2012 Minority Group Continues to Push Officials to End the State Lottery
June 15, 2012 Attorney General's Opinion: Second-Chance Online Lottery Promotional Drawing Can Continue
June 1, 2012 Hispanic Shop Latinworks Wins Texas Lottery Account
May 25, 2012 Charitable Bingo Celebrates 30th Anniversary With First Quarter Increase In Allocations
May 22, 2012 The Texas Lottery® and Latinworks Marketing, LLC Execute New Contract for Advertising Services
May 14, 2012 Texas Lottery Celebrates 20th Birthday with New Scratch-Off Game
May 8, 2012 Texas Lottery® Announce Apparent Successful Proposer For Advertising Services
April 17, 2012 Texas Lottery Commission is Being Reviewed by the Sunset Advisory Commission This Year for Possible Changes or Elimination
April 3, 2012 Mega Millions® Jackpot Generates Record Sales For Texas Lottery, Millions Of Dollars For Texas Education
April 3, 2012 Texas Lottery Commission Approves New 'All Or Nothing' Game Rule
March 21, 2012 Texas Lottery® Announce Apparent Successful Proposers For Instant Ticket Manufacturing And Services
February 28, 2012 Charitable Bingo Allocations for 2011 4Q Issued to 145 Jurisdictions
February 15, 2012 Second Chance Lottery Draw Raises Legal Questions
(February 15, 2012 New $2 Powerball® Game Drives Weekly Texas Lottery Sales To New Heights
January 25, 2012 New Texas Lottery Scratch-Off Game Befits Veterans, $2 Tickets Went On Sale This Week
January 18, 2012 Texas Lottery Sales for Fiscal 2011 Totaled $3.8 Billion, An All-Time High
January 10, 2012 University Survey Shows First Increase in Texas Lottery Players in Ten Years


News 2011
December 29, 2011 Texas Lottery Issues RFP
December 6, 2011 Texas Lottery Sales Hit Record
November 7, 2011 Texas Lottery Commission Issues Request for Proposals for Instant Ticket Manufacturing and Services
November 7, 2011 Texas Lottery® Honored With Multiple North American Lottery Industry Awards
October 19, 2011 Texas Lottery Commission Approves New Powerball® Game Rule
September 16, 2011 Texas Lottery® and Houston Texans Join Forces to Announce Newest Edition of Scratch-Off Game
Sept 13, 2011 2011 Bingo Receipts And Prizes Up As Compared To Same Period Last Year
September 8, 2011 Texas Lottery® Sets New Sales Record More Than $1 Billion In Revenue Generated
August 23, 2011 Scratch Fever: New Texas Lottery Dallas Cowboys’ Scratch-off Goes on Sale September 12
August 15, 2011 Texas Lottery on Pace For A Record Year
August 10, 2011 Judge Orders Texas Lottery to Provide Answers in $1 Million Fraud Case
August 8, 2011 Lucky or Just Mathematically Gifted
June 12, 2011 Texas Republican Expects to Officially Introduce an Internet Poker-Only Bill This Summer
May 31, 2011 Mega Millions Winner is Suing Texas Lottery Commission to Collect
May 18, 2011 New John Wayne Scratch-Off Raises Funds for Texas Vets
May 10, 2011 Lottery Winner Sued Over Alleged Breach of Contract
April 6, 2011 Bill to Expand Casino Gaming Makes Headway
April 1, 2011 Texas Gets 8-Liner Case Victory, VLT Legalization Bill - And More Indictments
March 31, 2011 Pick 3™ Green Ball™ Bonus Drawing Returns April 4-30 with Chances to Win Bigger Prizes
March 29, 2011 Lawmakers Consider Proposals to Expand Gambling
March 28, 2011 Senate Chairman Takes Stand Against Gaming Legislation
March 24, 2011 Player Hits It Big on Scratch-Off, Takes Home $1 Million
March 9, 2011 Lawmakers Propose a Constitutional Amendment That Would Legalize Video Gaming at Charitable Bingo Locations
March 7, 2011 Bill Would Combine State’s Beverage, Gaming and Lottery Commissions
March 7, 2011 Texas Lottery® Scratch-Off Game $500 Million Frenzy on Sale Monday
February 28, 2011 Texas Lottery® Black Scratch-Off Game Sales Continue To Soar
February 17, 2011 Texas Lottery Commission Exceeds $13 Billion to Foundation School Fund
January 5, 2011 Center For Public Policy Study Finds Fewer Playing Texas Lottery Games
January 5, 2011 $355 Million Mega Millions® Jackpot Produces Record Sales for Texas Lottery®

News 2010
Dec 22, 2010 Lower Percentage of Residents Playing the Lottery, But Sales Hold Steady
Dec 15, 2010 Lottomatica Group Subsidiary GTECH Corporation Signs New Long-Term Comprehensive Lottery Operator Contract with the Texas Lottery
Dec 14, 2010 Texas Lottery Announce Signing of New Lottery Operator Contract with GTECH
Dec 9, 2010 Texas Lottery® Reminds Players Against Giving Lottery Tickets To Minors As Holiday Gifts
Dec 8, 2010 Texas Lottery Invalidates Jumbo Bucks III November Second-Chance Drawings, Schedules New Drawings
Dec 6, 2010 Lottery Officials Say Results of Jumbo Bucks III Second-Chance Drawing Delayed
Nov 22, 2010 Lottomatica Group Subsidiary GTECH Corporation Named Apparemt Successful Proposer By The Texas Lottery Commission For New Long-Term Online/Instant s Systems Lottery Contract
Nov 19, 2010 Texas Lottery Announce Apparent Successful Proposer for Lottery Operator Contract
Oct 25, 2010 State representative Seeks Lottery Analysis
Oct 19, 2010 'Lucky' Store May Lose Lottery License
Oct 5, 2010 State Supreme Court Strikes-Down the 1999 Amendments to the Texas Lottery Act Concerning Assigning Prize Payments to Third Parties
Sept 30, 2010 Texas Lottery® Announce October Green Ball™ Promotion For Pick 3™ Game
Sept 25, 2010 Texas Lottery® Television Ad Wins Batchy Award In National Contest
Sept 9, 2010 Dateline NBC Investigation Focuses on $1 Million Texas Lottery Fraud Case
Sept 9, 2010 Texas Lottery Hits Jackpot, Wins 3 Domain Names
Sept 9, 2010 Texas Lottery® Generates Biggest Return To State Since 1998
Sept 5, 2010 Scratch-Offs Now Outpace Lotto as Dominant Lottery Game
Sept 4, 2010 Claim that Lottery Commercial is Misleading
August 24, 2010 Lottery Winner Sues State for Privacy
August 6, 2010 Lotto Texas Ticket Sales Don't Cover The Prize Amount
August 5, 2010 Cowboys Scratch-Off Ticket Returns With New $250,000 Instant-Win Top Prize
August 2, 2010 New Houston Texans Ticket To Feature $75,000 Top Prizes, Second-Chance Prizes
July 12, 2010 Lottery Postpones Bid Selection Date

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