Lottery Commission

Sales agent license - language in Occupations Code section 53.021 does not authorize Lottery Commission to deny, suspend, or revoke a sales agent license due to deferred adjudication for offense of gambling|Deferred adjudication on a gambling-related offense - Lottery Commission may comply with applicable statutes and consider deferred adjudication on a gambling-related offense to be a conviction if circumstances meet requirements of 53.021(d), Occupations Code, thereby authorizing it to deny, suspend, or revoke license|Applicant character and fitness - Whether Lottery Commission may consider presence of illegal gambling activity at applicant's retail location in examining applicant's character and fitness under 466.151(e), Lottery Act, depends on facts|illegal gambling activity - court would likely conclude that Lottery Commission's express authority to make findings under 466.151(e), State Lottery Act, implies authority to determine whether particular activity constitutes illegal gambling, or if particular item constitutes an illegal gambling machine under Penal Code|"Professional gambler" - Court would likely conclude that rule broadening scope of the term "professional gambler" to include person who conducts or allows illegal gambling activity at proposed or existing lottery retail location would exceed authority Legislature granted to Lottery Commission|A court is not likely to infer authority from sections 466.351 and 466.355, Lottery Act, for the Lottery Commission to consider the presence of illegal activity at a retail location in deciding whether to deny, suspend, or revoke a sales agent license

Transfer of commercial lessor license under Bingo Enabling Act|Transfer of right to lease more than one licensed authorized organization under the Bingo Enabling Act|Authority to reopen order granting transfer of commercial lessor license|Commission's change in historical practice regarding transfer of commercial lessor license is likely a "rule" within Administrative Procedure Act

Sell promotional goods, the Commission lacks statutory authority to

Cash equivalent of a prize, Lottery Commission must award to a person who is at least 18 years of age but not yet 21 years of age in accordance with section 466.405 of the Government Code

Licensing requirements, manufacturer of bingo supplies and equipment, distributor of bingo supplies and equipment, definition of "person"|Licensing requirements, Texas Lottery Commission's authority to issue group license|Authority to issue group license to manufacturer of bingo supplies and equipment, distributor of bingo supplies and equipment|Person|Group

Agency orders, when void\r\nAuthority of agency to reopen orders that have become administratively final\r\n|Authority of Lottery Commission to reopen an order granting a transfer of a commercial lessor license that has become administratively final\r\n\r\nOrders of the Texas Lottery Commission, when void\r\n\r\nTransfer of a commercial bingo lessor license to a person other than a corporation formed or owned by the license holder|Authority of Commission to reopen an order granting a transfer of a commercial lessor license that has become administratively final\r\n\r\nOrders of the Commission, when void\r\n\r\nTransfer of a commercial bingo lessor license to a person other than a corporation formed or owned by the license holder\r\n|Codification to be give effect over prior repealed statute if specific provisions of a codification and the code as a whole are direct, unambiguous, and cannot be reconciled with prior law\r\n

Americans with Disabilities Act, court would probably find that state agency violated if it denied Texas residents meaningful access to state services|Meaningful access

Event ticket game with "graphic and dynamic" video confirmation|Video confirmation device described as "graphic and dynamic" used solely to inform players of th winning numbers in a bingo game|Rules on "graphic and dynamic" video confirmation device for event ticket game|Event ticket|Smart card

Raffle-style game, Lottery Commission may not operate |Raffle-style game, Commission may not operate

Lottery Commission, constitutionality of statute prohibiting a member of the Lottery Commission from coercing, attempting to coerce, or advising a person to contribute for political purposes|Lottery Commission, constitutionality of statute prohibiting a member of the Lottery Commission from coercing, attempting to coerce, or advising a person to contribute for political purposes; application to political fundraising events|Constitutionality of statute prohibiting a member of the Commission from coercing, attempting to coerce, or advising a person to contribute for political purposes; application to political fundraising events

Electronically readable information encoded on the magnetic stripe of a driver’s license to verify the age of persons using self-service terminals and vending machines to purchase lottery tickets, section 521.126 of the Transportation Code permits the Texas Lottery Commission to use

Promotional second-chance drawings for losing tickets, pursuant to broad authority under State Lottery Act and absent prohibition otherwise, it is likely that Texas Lottery Commission has authority to utilize Internet for

Lottery Commission - authority to deny or revoke an entity\\'s bingo-related license solely on the basis that an officer, director, or shareholder has been convicted or constructively convicted of certain offenses|Bingo-related licenses - authority to deny or revoke an entity\\'s bingo-related license solely on the basis that an officer, director, or shareholder has been convicted or constructively convicted of certain offenses

Texas Triple Chance, a court is unlikely to conclude that a game is unconstitutional merely because it awards a preset prize amount regardless of the number of tickets purchased or because it does not carry forward any unpaid prize money to be awarded to an eventual winner

Soliciting political contributions in personal as well as official capacity, statute constitutionally prohibits Lottery Commissioners from|Soliciting political contributions in personal as well as official capacity, statute that prohibits members of Lottery Commission from does not abridge members' free-speech rights|Soliciting political contributions in personal as well as official capacity, statute prohibits members of Lottery Commission from|Soliciting political contributions in personal as well as official capacity, statute constitutionally prohibits members of Lottery Commission from|Soliciting political contributions in personal as well as official capacity, statute constitutionally prohibits commissioners from|Solicit

Gambling, Commission has statutory and rulemaking authority to consider the conduct or activities of an applicant or licensee with respect to|Gambling offense, Commission has rulemaking and statutory authority to regulate permittees and licensees found to have engaged in|Amended definition of "gambling device" invalidly authorizes operation of certain "lotteries" prohibited by Texas Constitution

Filed|Renew license to conduct bingo games or to sell lottery tickets, commission may not if application not timely submitted|License to sell lottery tickets, Lottery Commission may not renew unless application timely filed|License to conduct games, Lottery Commission may not renew unless application timely filed|Lottery Commission may not renew license to conduct bingo games or license to sell lottery tickets if application not timely submitted

Price fixing, validity of contractual provision between a manufacturer and a distributor agreeing to the price the distributor will sell bingo equipment

Historically underutilized business participation goal, Lottery Commission may count a lottery vendor's contracts with a broker or "pass-through" entity toward|Historically underutilized business participation goal, Commission may count a lottery vendor's contracts with a broker or "pass-through" entity toward

Bingo occasion|Gambling device|Game of chance|Video poker during bingo occasion, Commission's authority to disapprove software on electronic bingo card-minding device allowing player to play|Video poker during bingo occasion, Lottery Commission's authority to disapprove software on electronic bingo card-minding device allowing player to play