SB 1346 – Limits mass ticket lottery purchases

SB 1346 helps prevent abuse of the lottery through mass ticket purchasing schemes, such as the 2023 jackpot buyout by an international group. The bill stops lottery retailers from knowingly selling to anyone trying to corner the odds by buying all or nearly all possible combinations. By requiring license revocation for violators and blocking reapplication for a year, the bill introduces meaningful consequences without expanding state bureaucracy or creating new criminal penalties. The bill is a targeted solution to a documented abuse in the Texas Lottery.