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An examination of the record gives lie to the claim Miers "cleaned up the Texas lottery scandals." In 1995, when Governor Bush first appointed Miers as chairperson of the Lottery Commission, J. David Smith and Ben Barnes were busy buying influence in Texas for GTECH below the radar screen. The "scandal" blew up when the federal prosecutors in New Jersey published pre-sentencing recommendations in J. David Smith's criminal conviction, a report that openly pointed an accusing finger at Ben Barnes. When Harriet Miers left the commission in 2000, anticipating she would be awarded a position in the White House should George Bush win the presidency, GTECH still had the Texas contract and all investigations of political-influence buying in GTECH's Texas lottery contract had been effectively squashed. That may all change once Larry Littwin begins testifying. As cautioned before, Larry Littwin may turn out to be George Bush's John Dean.
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Approximately 2000 Texans will participate in the survey, which is designed to determine who plays the Texas lottery games, how frequently they play and how much is spent playing various Texas Lottery games. The result will be a report issued early in 2006 and presented to the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Legislature. Principle investigators for the report are SUPA Dean Richard L. Cole and Research Associate Robert Wilkins.
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AUSTIN, Texas, USA (September 20, 2006) - The Texas Lottery Commission today reported reaching the highest level of total sales in its 14-year history. Un-audited sales totaled more than $3.774 billion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 (September 1, 2005, thru August 31, 2006), and resulted in cash transfers of more than $1.029 billion to the Foundation School Fund, which supports public education in Texas...........Read the full story at Vol: 36 No.13
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On June 18, 1997, just days after Littwin was hired, Texas Attorney General Dan Morales ruled that the Texas Lottery Commission could no longer keep secret the details of Mr. Barnes' $23 million severance agreement with GTECH. Barnes' contract was terminated by GTECH in the embarrassment resulting from the release of the federal prosecutor's pre-sentencing report that indicated that Barnes had participated in Smith's criminal schemes.
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The Texas lottery's unlucky streak continuedMondaynight. Another player won the Texas Two Step's top prize before the jackpot could grow large enough to draw sales to pay for it. For the second time in a week, lottery officials had to dip into a separate account to cover the $225,000 jackpot. This time, lottery spokesman Bobby Heith says the commission took about $60,000 from the agency's general account.
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After nearly five years at the helm of the three-member Lottery Commission, Chairwoman Harriet Miers resigns. Governor George W. Bush names C. Tom Clowe originally appointed in November of 1998, to head the Commission. Bush ... appoints Dallas attorney Betsy Whitaker to assume Miers'unexpired term.
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