{
  "url": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/status-sources.json",
  "canonical_page": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/",
  "version": "Texas Status Sources v1.0",
  "last_checked": "2026-05-19",
  "review_note": "Educational routing snapshot only. This file is not legal advice, tax advice, operator approval, payout verification, or a substitute for official Texas sources.",
  "state": {
    "name": "Texas",
    "slug": "texas",
    "guide_route": "/states/texas/",
    "confidence": "live-state-hub",
    "last_checked": "2026-05-19"
  },
  "product_lanes": [
    {
      "lane": "online_casino",
      "status": "No broad Texas state-licensed real-money online casino market verified on this hub.",
      "official_source": "Texas Penal Code Chapter 47 and Texas State Law Library gambling guide",
      "source_url": "https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gambling",
      "what_it_proves": "Texas law/source status should be checked before operator claims.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove any specific site, bonus, payment route, payout, or tax result.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/laws/",
      "confidence": "high-source-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas legislative change, State Law Library update, court or regulator guidance."
    },
    {
      "lane": "sports_betting",
      "status": "Online sports betting remains illegal in Texas under the current State Law Library route.",
      "official_source": "Texas State Law Library sports-gambling guide",
      "source_url": "https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gambling/sports-gambling",
      "what_it_proves": "Sportsbook status needs a Texas source before app or promo language.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove that a national ad, app listing, offshore book, or promo is Texas-approved.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/sports-betting/",
      "confidence": "high-source-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas legislative session, ballot measure, agency guidance, or court ruling."
    },
    {
      "lane": "online_poker",
      "status": "No broad Texas state-licensed online poker market verified on this hub.",
      "official_source": "Texas Penal Code Chapter 47 and Texas laws route",
      "source_url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/GetStatute.aspx?Code=PE&Value=47",
      "what_it_proves": "Poker product claims need Texas legal/source context.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not decide platform rules, rake, pot odds, live-assistance rules, or legality for personal facts.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/poker/",
      "confidence": "source-route-required",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas statute, poker-room litigation, regulator guidance, or court update."
    },
    {
      "lane": "lottery",
      "status": "Texas Lottery is a separate official lottery lane.",
      "official_source": "Texas Lottery FAQ",
      "source_url": "https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/Faq/index.html",
      "what_it_proves": "Lottery rules belong to the lottery lane.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove online casino, sportsbook, or poker legality.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/age/",
      "confidence": "official-source-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas Lottery, retailer, app, or sales-policy update."
    },
    {
      "lane": "bingo_charitable",
      "status": "Limited charitable-gaming lane, subject to its own rules.",
      "official_source": "Texas Charitable Bingo / TDLR",
      "source_url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/charitable-bingo/",
      "what_it_proves": "Bingo has its own licensing, complaint, and charitable context.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove commercial online casino approval.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/laws/",
      "confidence": "official-source-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "TDLR or charitable bingo rule update."
    },
    {
      "lane": "racing_parimutuel",
      "status": "Separate horse-racing and pari-mutuel lane.",
      "official_source": "Texas Racing Commission",
      "source_url": "https://www.txrc.texas.gov/",
      "what_it_proves": "Racing/pari-mutuel status needs venue and regulator context.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove online casino or sportsbook legality.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/laws/",
      "confidence": "official-source-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas Racing Commission, Racing Act, or rule update."
    },
    {
      "lane": "dfs",
      "status": "Source-owned caution because Texas AG Opinion KP-0057 remains part of the context.",
      "official_source": "Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-0057",
      "source_url": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2016/KP-0057.pdf",
      "what_it_proves": "DFS marketing should be checked against contest structure and AG context.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove app availability equals settled Texas legality.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/laws/",
      "confidence": "source-route-required",
      "recheck_trigger": "New AG opinion, statute change, litigation, or enforcement update."
    },
    {
      "lane": "sweepstakes_social",
      "status": "Separate promotional model, not Texas online-casino licensing.",
      "official_source": "Texas raffles, contests, and sweepstakes source route plus current terms",
      "source_url": "https://guides.sll.texas.gov/raffles-contests-and-sweepstakes",
      "what_it_proves": "Free-entry, prize, redemption, KYC, and state-exclusion terms matter.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove dual-currency play is casino legality or payout approval.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "confidence": "source-route-required",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas sweepstakes law, enforcement, operator terms, or court update."
    },
    {
      "lane": "prediction_markets_sports_event_contracts",
      "status": "Separate event-contract lane; not Texas sports-betting approval.",
      "official_source": "CFTC prediction markets and event-contract sources plus Texas laws route",
      "source_url": "https://www.cftc.gov/LearnandProtect/PredictionMarkets",
      "what_it_proves": "A user may see prediction-market access or sports event contracts.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove Texas sports-betting legalization, a Texas sportsbook license, consumer recourse, tax treatment, or responsible-gambling suitability.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/prediction-markets/",
      "confidence": "federal-source-plus-state-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "CFTC advisory or rulemaking, state litigation, sports-contract guidance, platform access, or Texas law update."
    },
    {
      "lane": "offshore",
      "status": "Not Texas-licensed merely because the site accepts Texas traffic.",
      "official_source": "Official Texas source route plus current operator terms",
      "source_url": "https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gambling",
      "what_it_proves": "State recourse, complaint path, and payout protection may be unclear.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove offshore licensing is Texas licensing.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/scams/",
      "confidence": "risk-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Operator terms, payment route, complaint, or scam pattern change."
    },
    {
      "lane": "crypto",
      "status": "Crypto is a payment method, not legal status.",
      "official_source": "Texas crypto route, payout evidence checks, and current terms",
      "source_url": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/crypto/",
      "what_it_proves": "Wallet, TXID, KYC, unlock-fee, and support evidence are separate issues.",
      "what_it_does_not_prove": "It does not prove legality, payout approval, or tax treatment.",
      "best_next_route": "/states/texas/crypto/",
      "confidence": "risk-route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Payment, wallet, KYC, support, scam, or regulator update."
    }
  ],
  "evidence_packet_fields": [
    "claim_url",
    "captured_date",
    "product_type",
    "exact_legal_claim_shown",
    "payment_or_payout_claim_shown",
    "bonus_or_prize_claim_shown",
    "operator_support_route_visible",
    "official_texas_source_checked",
    "source_checked_date",
    "screenshots_saved",
    "support_transcript_saved",
    "private_data_removed_before_sharing",
    "next_route"
  ]
}