{
  "url": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/casino-claim-audit.json",
  "canonical_page": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/best-casinos/",
  "version": "Texas Casino Claim Audit v1.0",
  "last_checked": "2026-05-19",
  "review_note": "Educational claim-audit file only. This is not legal advice, tax advice, operator approval, payout verification, a casino ranking, or a recommendation to deposit.",
  "state": {
    "name": "Texas",
    "slug": "texas",
    "best_casinos_route": "/states/texas/best-casinos/",
    "claim_checklist_route": "/states/texas/casino-claim-checklist/",
    "status_sources_route": "/states/texas/status-sources.json",
    "confidence": "live-state-hub"
  },
  "evidence_fields": [
    "claim_pattern",
    "product_lane",
    "source_checked_date",
    "legal_status_wording",
    "support_or_complaint_path",
    "payment_or_payout_terms",
    "kyc_or_document_language",
    "bonus_or_cashout_terms",
    "state_exclusion_wording",
    "private_data_excluded"
  ],
  "claim_patterns": [
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Texas players accepted",
      "product_lane": "access claim",
      "risk": "Access is not Texas licensing, approval, consumer recourse, payout approval, or tax treatment.",
      "what_to_verify": "Texas law/source route, operator terms, state exclusions, support ownership, payment terms.",
      "verification_route": "/states/texas/laws/",
      "source_owner": "Texas State Law Library / Texas law route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Legal in Texas",
      "product_lane": "legal-status claim",
      "risk": "A legal claim without a product-specific source can blur online casino, sweepstakes, sports betting, DFS, prediction markets, and payment rails.",
      "what_to_verify": "Product lane, official source owner, claim date, state exclusions, operator terms.",
      "verification_route": "/states/texas/status-sources.json",
      "source_owner": "Texas source registry",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Offshore licensed",
      "product_lane": "offshore casino review route",
      "risk": "Offshore licensing is not Texas licensing and may not provide Texas regulator recourse.",
      "what_to_verify": "Jurisdiction, complaint process, support path, payout terms, KYC language, dispute route.",
      "verification_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "source_owner": "Texas scams / operator-claim route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "No KYC",
      "product_lane": "identity / withdrawal claim",
      "risk": "A no-KYC claim can be a risk signal and does not prove payout approval, legal status, or account safety.",
      "what_to_verify": "Withdrawal document requirements, source-of-funds language, account closure terms, support route.",
      "verification_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "source_owner": "Texas scams / support route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Crypto payouts",
      "product_lane": "crypto payment route",
      "risk": "Crypto support is a payment rail claim, not Texas legal status, payout approval, or consumer recourse.",
      "what_to_verify": "Network, TXID policy, wallet ownership language, KYC terms, support path, dispute process.",
      "verification_route": "/states/texas/crypto/",
      "source_owner": "Texas crypto route / payout evidence route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Huge welcome bonus",
      "product_lane": "bonus / promotion claim",
      "risk": "Headline bonus value can be outweighed by wagering, max cashout, contribution, KYC, and state-exclusion terms.",
      "what_to_verify": "Wagering base, max cashout, eligible games, contribution rates, max bet, KYC and state restrictions.",
      "verification_route": "/tools/bonus/",
      "source_owner": "Bonus terms / calculator route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Sweepstakes cash prizes",
      "product_lane": "sweepstakes / social casino route",
      "risk": "Sweepstakes or prize wording does not prove online-casino licensing.",
      "what_to_verify": "Free-entry method, prize/redemption rules, dual-currency terms, state exclusions, support route.",
      "verification_route": "/states/texas/no-deposit/",
      "source_owner": "Texas sweepstakes / no-deposit route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
    }
  ],
  "private_data_warning": [
    "Do not include SSN",
    "Do not include card or bank numbers",
    "Do not include document IDs or ID images",
    "Do not include account passwords or seed phrases",
    "Do not include private address details in shared packets"
  ],
  "best_next_routes": {
    "legal_status": "/states/texas/laws/",
    "scam_signals": "/states/texas/scams/",
    "bonus_terms": "/tools/bonus/",
    "payout_friction": "/tools/payout/",
    "pressure_or_chasing": "/states/texas/responsible/"
  }
}