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

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.
Texas' Dan Patrick investigates Austin store that sold $83.5M lottery ticket
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is looking into a lottery store that sold an $83-million ticket, calling into question courier services.
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.
Austin store that sold $83.5M winning lottery ticket under investigation by Dan Patrick
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is conducting his own investigation into the Texas Lottery. This comes after a winning $83.5 million lottery ticket was bought at a retail store in North Austin.
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.
Dan Patrick investigates Texas store where $83.5M lotto ticket sold
This story was updated to include a statement from the Coalition of Texas Lottery Couriers. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is conducting his own investigation into the Texas Lottery after another lucky Central Texan hit a big jackpot.
In criticizing $83M Lotto Texas win, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick raises questions about 2023 jackpot
After a single player won Monday night’s Lotto Texas $83.5 million jackpot, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick decided to check out where the lucky ticket was sold. On Tuesday, he paid a surprise visit to the small North Austin store,
Dan Patrick gives Speaker Burrows a vote of confidence at conservative gathering
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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Austin lottery win raises questions about third-party courier services
"The bottom line is, if people are going to have confidence in the lottery, we have to be sure that no one has an advantage," Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a video posted to social media on ...
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