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The Texas Lottery is run by the government of Texas. Its most popular game is Mega Millions; its other major game is Lotto Texas. Unlike Powerball, whose “PowerPlay” is available wherever Powerball is played, Texas is the only one of the 12 Mega Millions jurisdictions with such a feature; it is called “Megaplier”. Other games include Texas Two-Step, Pick 3, and Cash Five (previously known as “Cash 5”). Unlike most Mega Millions jurisdictions, where the choice of cash or annuity can be made after winning the jackpot, in Texas, the option must be exercised when playing; e.g., a ticket for annuity cannot be changed to cash after claiming the prize. (This also applies to Lotto Texas.) On October 1, 2007, Texas introduced a game similar to Pick 3, called Daily 4. Both games have an add-on, called Sum It Up. In March 2009, it was revealed that Mega Millions and Powerball were negotiating an agreement allowing each U.S. lottery to sell tickets for both games. If an agreement is approved, Texa
The Texas Senate today gave approval to a measure that would create a new lottery scratch-off game to fund the Texas HOPE Education Program to support college scholarships and adult literacy programs in Texas. The floor amendment by Senators Rodney Ellis (D-Houston), Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) and Royce West (D-Dallas) was added to Senate Bill 105 by Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) which would dedicate lottery revenues to education. “Every Texan deserves the chance to earn an education,” Ellis said. “Creating a new Texas HOPE Education Program instant ticket game would open the doors to educational opportunity for thousands of Texas families.” According to the state senators, the HOPE amendment would direct the Texas Lottery Commission to establish, market and advertise a Texas HOPE Education Program instant ticket game to fund college scholarships and adult literacy services. Eighty percent of the proceeds from the lottery game would go to fund the Texas Tuition Assistance Gr
