{
  "url": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/sports-betting/sports-betting-claim-audit.json",
  "canonical_page": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/sports-betting/",
  "html_checklist": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/sports-betting/evidence-checklist/",
  "travel_checklist": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/sports-betting/travel-checklist/",
  "version": "Texas Sports Betting Claim Audit v1.0",
  "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
  "review_note": "Educational source and evidence routing only. This file is not legal advice, tax advice, sportsbook approval, payout approval, consumer recourse, or gambling advice.",
  "privacy_boundary": "Do not include SSN, card, bank, account passwords, document IDs, ID images, seed phrases, private keys, one-time codes, private wallet data, or private account identifiers.",
  "claim_patterns": [
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Legal sportsbook in Texas",
      "product_lane": "sportsbook",
      "weak_signal": "Texas-facing or national sportsbook copy is shown without a Texas state source route.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["claim_url", "captured_date", "exact_wording", "app_or_domain", "support_path"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/laws/",
      "source_owner": "Texas State Law Library sports-gambling guide",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas legislative session, ballot measure, court ruling, agency guidance, or State Law Library update."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "DFS app available in Texas",
      "product_lane": "dfs_fantasy",
      "weak_signal": "App availability is treated as settled Texas sportsbook legality.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["contest_rules", "entry_fee_language", "prize_terms", "Texas_terms", "support_path"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/laws/",
      "source_owner": "Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-0057 plus current source review",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
      "recheck_trigger": "Attorney General update, court action, statute update, or platform-terms change."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Pick'em app or player-pick contest available in Texas",
      "product_lane": "pickem_sports_contest",
      "weak_signal": "Player-pick access is treated as a settled Texas sportsbook or DFS legality answer.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["product_terms", "state_exclusions", "scoring_rules", "entry_fee_language", "prize_terms", "support_path"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/sports-betting/",
      "source_owner": "Texas sports-betting route plus Texas laws and platform terms",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
      "recheck_trigger": "Platform terms, state-exclusion wording, Attorney General/court/statute update, or sports-betting source update."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Prediction market access or sports event contracts",
      "product_lane": "prediction_markets_sports_event_contracts",
      "weak_signal": "Prediction-market access is presented as Texas sports-betting legalization.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["contract_terms", "fees", "settlement_rules", "federal_source", "Texas_source_checked_date"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/prediction-markets/",
      "source_owner": "CFTC / federal event-contract route plus Texas source route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
      "recheck_trigger": "CFTC action, state action, platform access change, tax/source update, or Texas legal-source update."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Offshore sportsbook accepts Texans",
      "product_lane": "offshore_sportsbook",
      "weak_signal": "Acceptance, foreign license, bonus copy or support access is treated as Texas approval.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["license_claim", "Texas_acceptance_wording", "cashier_terms", "support_transcript", "complaint_path"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "source_owner": "Texas law/source route plus operator terms and support evidence",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
      "recheck_trigger": "Operator terms, complaint pattern, support story, payment route, or scam warning update."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Crypto-funded sportsbook or instant crypto payout",
      "product_lane": "crypto_payment_route",
      "weak_signal": "Wallet funding, TXID or fast payout wording is treated as legal status or recourse.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["asset", "chain", "TXID_policy", "KYC_wording", "wallet_support_path", "private_data_removed"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/crypto/",
      "source_owner": "Texas crypto evidence route and payout support route",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
      "recheck_trigger": "Payment prompt, TXID issue, chain/address mismatch, unlock-fee request, KYC wording, or support route change."
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Travel makes sports betting legal for a Texas user",
      "product_lane": "travel_geolocation",
      "weak_signal": "Travel or geolocation behavior is used as proof of Texas market approval.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["location_prompt", "travel_wording", "account_notice", "geolocation_message", "support_reply"],
      "correct_route": "/states/texas/mobile/",
      "source_owner": "Texas mobile and sports-betting source routes",
      "last_checked": "2026-05-21",
      "recheck_trigger": "Geolocation prompt, account restriction, support reply, travel-terms update, or state-source update."
    }
  ],
  "linked_back_to": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/sports-betting/"
}