Two members of the lottery commission took notes as players, sometimes heatedly, outlined their complaints. The lottery commission originally scheduled public hearings across Texas to gauge sentiment about plans to create bigger jackpots by increasing the number of balls in the twice-weekly Lotto drawings from 50 to 54. That plan was quickly scuttled last month after a flood of objections to the proposal, which would have made jackpots harder to win but larger. Consequently, the commission changed the hearings to town hall meetings to hear what players want and don't want. Linda Cloud, executive director of the Texas lottery, said people simply don't understand that they can't have it both ways.
Higher jackpots mean more ticket sales and less chances of winning .
The next town hall meeting is scheduled for Tuesday in Houston. The commission plans on taking the comments from both meetings to help it develop solutions that will increase revenues and generate more excitement about the Texas Lottery. All rights reserved.