TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION COMPLETES MOVE TO NEW HEADQUARTERS LOCATION

The Austin Claim Center and Texas Lottery® Drawing Studio are now located at the new George H.W. Bush Building in the Texas Capitol Complex and are open to the public.

AUSTIN – The Texas Lottery and the Charitable Bingo Operations Division have moved to the new Texas Lottery Commission headquarters, located inside the newly-constructed George H.W. Bush Building at 1801 N. Congress Ave. in Austin. The new facility includes the Austin Claim Center and Texas Lottery Drawing Studio. Currently, the closest public parking is available in Garage R at the southeast corner of Brazos St. and E. 18^th St. A map and detailed parking information are available here.“The Texas Lottery Commission is thrilled to make its home at the new state-of-the-art George H.W. Bush Building in the Texas Capitol Complex,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery. “We look forward to welcoming all visitors to our new location, especially Texas Lottery players.”Official Texas Lottery drawings can be watched live at the Drawing Studio four times a day, six days a week (Monday-Saturday) at 10 a.m., 12:27 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10:12 p.m. CT from the public viewing window at the northeast corner of N. Congress Ave. and E. 18^th St. or from an inside viewing area for visitors.The new Austin Claim Center is open to the public daily, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT. Prize claims at the Austin Claim Center will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis with the exception of certain prizes. As construction continues in the neighborhood, please follow directional signage and enter through the building lobby on E. 18^th St., between Congress Ave. and Brazos St.All Lotto Texas^®, Powerball^® and Mega Millions^® jackpot prizes regardless of the amount, all prizes paid out in annuity payments, and any prize greater than $5 million will continue to be processed by appointment only at the new Texas Lottery claim center in Austin.Prizes of $600 up to $2.5 million may be claimed at any Texas Lottery claim center, while prizes above $2.5 million up to $5 million may only be claimed at the Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston or San Antonio claim centers.Prizes of $599 or less may continue to be paid by any Texas Lottery retailer and all winning scratch and draw game ticket prizes of up to $5 million may continue to be claimed via mail. Detailed instructions on claiming a prize are available in the Texas Lottery App or at texaslottery.com under Winners/Claim Your Prize.For the location of future Texas Lottery Commission meetings, refer to the Open Meeting Notice for each meeting available at texaslottery.com under About Us/Legal Notices and Meetings.
About the Texas Lottery
Beginning with the first ticket sold in 1992, the Texas Lottery has generated $35.3 billion in revenue for the state and distributed $76.6 billion in prizes to lottery players. Since 1997, the Texas Lottery has contributed $29.4 billion to the Foundation School Fund, which supports public education in Texas. As authorized by the Texas Legislature, certain Texas Lottery revenues benefit state programs including the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. Since the first veterans’ themed scratch ticket game was launched in 2009, the Texas Lottery has contributed more than $189 million for programs supporting Texas veterans.The Texas Lottery provides several entertaining games for lottery players including Powerball^®, Mega Millions^®, Lotto Texas^®, All or Nothing^™, Texas Two Step^®, Pick 3^™, Daily 4^™, Cash Five^® and scratch ticket games. For more information visit us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube or at texaslottery.com. PLAY RESPONSIBLY.

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