{
  "asset": "Texas Lottery source audit",
  "page": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/lottery/",
  "last_checked": "2026-05-23",
  "private_data_policy": "No ticket barcode, SSN/TIN, bank, card, account credential, ID image or private medical data fields are included.",
  "records": [
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Texas Lottery tickets are 18+",
      "product_lane": "official_lottery",
      "source_owner": "Texas Lottery / Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation",
      "weak_signal": "age gate or retailer claim used as online casino approval",
      "evidence_to_save": ["official age wording", "retailer or app surface", "captured date"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/age/",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas Lottery age, retailer or player-protection wording changes"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "buy Texas Lottery tickets online",
      "product_lane": "online_or_courier_claim",
      "source_owner": "Texas Lottery FAQ and retailer policy route",
      "weak_signal": "third-party app, ad, PWA, courier or subscription page uses Texas Lottery branding",
      "evidence_to_save": ["domain or app listing", "retailer claim", "fee wording", "support path", "ticket image policy"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "recheck_trigger": "official FAQ, courier policy, retailer or enforcement update"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Texas Lottery app proves online lottery sales",
      "product_lane": "official_app_function",
      "source_owner": "Texas Lottery app and claim-your-prize source",
      "weak_signal": "ticket scanning or mobile claim function treated as broad online sale approval",
      "evidence_to_save": ["app listing", "scan or claim screen", "claim amount", "captured date"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/mobile/",
      "recheck_trigger": "app feature, mobile claim, state exclusion or ticket-sale rule changes"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "lottery prize notice by text, email, social or private support",
      "product_lane": "lottery_scam_check",
      "source_owner": "Texas Lottery scam guidance and Texas consumer protection route",
      "weak_signal": "upfront fee, gift card, crypto, tax release fee, private support or prize for a lottery not entered",
      "evidence_to_save": ["exact message", "sender", "URL", "payment demand", "support handle"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "recheck_trigger": "new scam alert, Texas Lottery warning or complaint-route change"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Texas Lottery prize tax or W-2G issue",
      "product_lane": "lottery_tax_record",
      "source_owner": "IRS Topic 419, W-2G instructions and Texas Lottery prize claim route",
      "weak_signal": "withholding or W-2G treated as final tax answer",
      "evidence_to_save": ["ticket", "claim form", "prize amount", "W-2G", "withholding", "payment route", "support note"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/taxes/",
      "recheck_trigger": "IRS Topic 419, W-2G, withholding or Texas Lottery claim-source update"
    }
  ]
}