Eric Raskin

2 days ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin

News Ryan Mindell steps down as reports implicate commission directly in 2023 scheme The drama surrounding the lottery industry in Texas isn’t ready to die down just yet. On Monday, the Texas Lottery Commission announced that its executive director, Ryan Mindell, had resigned, and though no reason was given, it’s easy to infer some connection to the cavalcade of controversies and investigations enveloping the state’s lottery operations over the past two months.

6 days ago | casinoreports.com | Eric Raskin

Industry Plus: Prediction market volume explained, RIP Elaine Wynn, WrestleMania returns to Vegas for first since 1993, more Welcome to “Spin Cycle,” Casino Reports’ weekly Friday roundup of all things impactful, intriguing, impressive, or idiotic in the gambling industry.

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Eric Raskin

For all the time they’ve spent nose to nose, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano sure don’t see eye to eye. There’s one rather obvious matter they disagree on: who won their two fights. Two of three official judges said it was Taylor on April 30, 2022, and all three judges said it was Taylor – by exactly one point – on November 15, 2024. Taylor understandably agrees with those decisions. Serrano understandably does not. But the past is the past.

1 week ago | lotterygeeks.com | Eric Raskin |Jeff Edelstein

Lottery Results Price jumped from $2 to $5, and the resulting early returns are murky There’s been a remarkable consistency to the ticket sales numbers through the first three drawings since Mega Millions increased its per-ticket price point from $2 (with an optional $1 add-on) to $5.

1 week ago | lotterygeeks.com | Jeff Edelstein |Eric Raskin

Lottery Results At the new $5 price per ticket, it has gotten easier to win the Mega Millions jackpot — but still not easy Will the third time be the charm for Mega Millions lottery players? Probably not, as the odds Tuesday night to win the big jackpot — which is estimated at $96 million, with a $42.2 million cash value — are still a pretty whopping 1 in 290,472,336 after the switch to the $5 price point for tickets two drawings ago.