The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday to ban courier services from helping customers buy lottery tickets.

On Thursday, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill to ban courier services from purchasing lottery tickets on behalf of ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate the bulk purchase of millions of dollars with worth of lottery ...

But the present controversy over so-called lottery couriers appears to have struck a deeper chord because it raises questions ...

An industry trade group said SB 28, which bans lottery courier companies, is an overreaction to comparatively rare practices ...

Couriers take orders online, purchase lottery tickets from a retailer and send a scanned copy to the buyer for a fee.

Unanimous passage in the Senate comes after top Texas officials say the third-party services undermine trust in the lottery.

AG Ken Paxton’s office joins two other investigations by state officials into the commission as one service suspends ...

The investigation into two controversial lottery jackpots in Texas had drummed up questions about the role of online ...

Four days after the Texas Lottery Commission changed its precedent by banning lottery couriers, the Texas Senate unanimously ...

A man from Malta. A London-based betting company. The Texas Rangers. Here’s everything to know about the controversy.

The news comes after the Texas Lottery Commission moved to ban third-party lottery couriers amid scrutiny over controversial ...