The story of the day the Texas lottery died, before lobbyists and a powerful gambling interest intervened.

The lottery is engineered to give people hope, but the odds are hopelessly stacked in the state’s favor.

How are lawmakers, the attorney general, and the governor potentially playing with fire by allowing online lottery ticket sales?

Find out how an international gambling syndicate secured one of the largest jackpots in Texas history and how the lottery commission, the agency tasked with refereeing the lottery, helped.