Texas

News & Analysis

Texas Sports Teams, Operators Line Up Behind Sports-Betting Bills

Texas legislators on Monday (February 6) launched the latest effort to legalize sports betting in the Lone Star State through a pair of bills backed by an alliance of national sports-betting operators and more than a dozen Texas sports franchises.

Texas Racetracks Take Reins For Casino Expansion

The latest major proposal to legalize casino-resorts in Texas was introduced in the state’s House of Representatives on Friday after being expanded to include a central role for incumbent racetracks.

Owner Of World's Richest Sports Franchise Finds Betting A Hard Sell

Valued at $8bn by Forbes Magazine, the Dallas Cowboys are the wealthiest sports team on the planet, but the team’s owner is finding it difficult to persuade lawmakers even in his home state to support sports betting.

News In Brief: November 14-November 18, 2022

The UK Gambling Commission remains silent on white paper timeline, former Texas governor Rick Perry joins push for sports betting legalisation and a slots operator is fined in Australia.

Lobbyists Cautious Over 2023 Sports-Betting Prospects In Texas, Minnesota

The 2022 U.S. midterm elections are over, and although there were several outcomes on the state level that surprised political observers, the effort to legalize sports betting in Minnesota and Texas remains questionable next year.

Research & Reports

U.S. Sports Betting Partnership Monitor

This expanded report tracks partnerships signed by casinos, sportsbook operators, tech providers, leagues and media companies since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of May 2018 and surveys the market landscape for online sports betting and internet gaming in 24 key states, including Ohio, Maryland and Massachusetts.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: April 2020

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from April 2020 includes gaming legislation in Virginia; gaming regulations in Illinois; and litigation in Florida, Illinois and Texas.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: June 2019

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from June 2019 includes information on gaming litigation in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, tribal gaming litigation in California, fantasy sports legislation in Delaware, gaming legislation in Illinois, Ohio and Texas.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: March 2019

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from March 2019 includes information on online gaming legislation in West Virginia, sports-betting legislation in Rhode Island, expanded gaming legislation and sweepstakes legislation in Virginia, tribal gaming in Connecticut and Texas, online gaming litigation and expanded gaming legislation in New Hampshire, expanded gaming legislation in Alaska and Maine, fantasy sports regulations in Ohio, and e-sports legislation in Maryland.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: February 2019

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from February 2019 includes information on gaming litigation in New Hampshire; gaming legislation in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia; tribal gaming in Texas.

Data & Forecasts

Market Monitor: U.S. Lotteries

This report provides comprehensive benchmarking of key operational metrics across all 46 state lotteries in the $100bn+ U.S. lottery market. Featuring an interactive dashboard which facilitates visual cross-lottery comparisons, the dataset aggregates information from more than 900 annual lottery reports since 2000.

Texas - Lottery Report - FY1992 to FY2022

Latest annual Lottery Report data from the Texas Lottery Commission. The data released for the state contains the following information: Sales by game, prizes, retailer commissions and transfers to the state. There are approximately 1,250 data points in this document.

Texas - Pari-Mutuel Wagering Report - 2000 to 2021

Latest annual Pari-Mutuel Wagering Report from the Texas Racing Commission. The data released for the state contains the following information by greyhound and horse racetrack: Number of race days, total wagers and average daily wager for live, simulcast and export wagering. There are approximately 3,755 data points in this document.

Texas - Charitable Bingo Report - 1982 to 2018

Latest annual Charitable Bingo Report from the Texas Lottery Commission. The data released for the state contains the following information: Gross charitable bingo receipts and prizes from paper card sales, electronic card sales and pull-tab sales, charitable bingo receipts by county and charitable bingo allocations by county and by city. There are approximately 5,660 data points in this document.

United States - American Gaming Association Report - 1994 to 2012

Latest Annual State of the States Report data from the American Gaming Association (AGA). The data released for the country contains the following information: A breakdown of casinos by state, consumer spending on commercial casinos by state, quantity of casino jobs by state, commercial casino wages, consumer spending on racinos, commerical casino and racino detail by state, quantity of gaming machines by state and a comparison of Nevada and New Jersey poker revenue. There are approximately 4,175 data points in this document.