{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 466.252","heading":"PURCHASE OF TICKET AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY RULES.","body":"(a) By purchasing a ticket in a particular lottery game, a player agrees to abide by and be bound by the commission's rules, including the rules applicable to the particular lottery game involved. The player also acknowledges that the determination of whether the player is a valid winner is subject to:\n(1) the commission's rules and claims procedures, including those developed for the particular lottery game involved; and\n(2) any validation tests established by the commission for the particular lottery game involved.\n(b) If the lottery uses tickets, an abbreviated form of the rules or a reference to the rules may appear on the tickets.\n(c) The commission by rule shall require that a ticket that contains a number of words, as determined by commission rule, in a language other than English must include disclosures in that language.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (H.B. 2197), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE E. OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 466. STATE LOTTERY","SUBCHAPTER F. REGULATION OF GAMES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.466.htm#466.252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"df95d37a734ed7ed21c73235674af516fcf1db8d1a68312aa329837862f62c15","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.251","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-466.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}