A Message From Ryan Mindell, Executive Director, Texas Lottery Commission
Welcome to the Texas Lottery website. Thank you for taking the time to learn about the Texas Lottery and its important contributions to public education and veterans' assistance in Texas.
The Texas Lottery is regarded as one of the most successful lotteries in the United States. Through our robust scratch ticket and draw game development – which are unparalleled in the lottery industry – along with a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication, the Texas Lottery enjoyed another record-breaking fiscal year in 2023, which ended on Aug. 31, 2023.
The past fiscal year also marked the 13th straight year that a new sales record was attained, with $8.73 billion in total sales. Buoyed by the continued popularity of the new $100 scratch ticket price point and several massive national jackpots – scratch ticket sales reached a record $6.729 billion and draw game sales generated a record $1.996 billion in FY 2023. These record sales allowed for a total net contribution of $2.161 billion to Texas schools and veterans’ causes, also a new record.
Broken down further, the transfer to the State of Texas this year included $2.131 billion for the Foundation School Fund, which supports operational needs and special program services for Texas public school districts, and $29.7 million to the Fund for Veterans' Assistance, which provides grants to organizations that offer direct services to Texas veterans and their families. The Texas Lottery has now contributed more than $31.8 billion to Texas public education and more than $221 million to Texas veterans since the dedication of such funds by the Texas Legislature.
As we work to provide innovative and entertaining lottery products to meet our goal of generating as much revenue as possible for our beneficiaries, we take social responsibility very seriously in all aspects of our business and we encourage our players to PLAY RESPONSIBLY.
On behalf of the Texas Lottery, I want to thank all our players, retailers, vendors and staff for their support and for helping us achieve these outstanding accomplishments. We firmly believe that when Texans play, Texas wins.