Texas Lottery 'Interested To Learn About' Online GamblingLotto Officials Check Out Delaware's Regulated I-Gaming |
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Even though the Texas legislature is in no way supportive of expanding gambling anytime soon, the state’s lottery has indicated that it is open to the idea of beefing up its offerings.
According to a report from The Dallas Morning News, lottery officials from Texas recently visited Delaware to meet with that state’s lottery officials. The Delaware Lottery oversees a regulated online gambling industry, one that has partnered with Nevada for online poker.
More than 10 U.S. states offer some form of online lottery services, helping grow the U.S. lottery to a $70 billion-a-year market.
In a letter thanking the Delaware Lottery, Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, said that the Lone Star State could be interested in online gambling.
“We were extremely impressed with your operation,” Grief wrote. “As I mentioned to you during our visit, the Delaware lottery is conducting advanced types of lottery games as compared to the rest of the country. We were particularly interested to learn about your sports betting, internet wagering and casino games […] We came away from our visit with an amazing amount of information that I know will be very helpful as our state begins to consider other forms of lottery games in the future.”
The only non-tribal gambling present in Texas is the lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, and some charitable gaming that includes bingo and raffles. The state has one tribal casino.
Though efforts for legislative approval of more gambling go nowhere every session in Texas, a businessman in Austin recently found a loophole to run a for-profit poker club, which instead of collecting rake charges membership fees.
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