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Texas Lottery Commission executive director resigns

  • Ryan Mindell resigned as Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission on April 21, following a scandal involving accusations of lottery rigging with foreign bettors.
  • The Texas Lottery is accused of allowing European gamblers to rig a $95 million jackpot in 2023, with investigations ongoing.
  • Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate the suspicious jackpot wins, highlighting a lack of transparency within the agency.
  • Funding for the Texas Lottery has been removed in the House version of the state’s biennial budget, reflecting public frustration with the agency's practices.
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The Texas Lottery’s top executive resigns as scrutiny over big jackpot winners intensifies

The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned, the latest shake-up at the state’s retail gambling enterprise amid multiple investigations into jackpots in 2023 and earlier this year totaling nearly $200 million, and calls from some lawmakers to shut it down.

·Atlanta, United States
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KDFW broke the news in on Monday, April 21, 2025.
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