Sec. 466.404. PAYMENT OF PRIZE TO MULTIPLE WINNERS. (a) A specific prize as set forth by the prize structure of a specific lottery game may not be paid more than once. If the director determines that more than one claimant has been awarded a specific unpaid prize in a specific lottery game, each claimant is entitled only to an equal share of the prize.
(b) The director shall pay the cash equivalent of a prize other than prize money if more than one person is entitled to share the prize as provided by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs
Section 466.401. Ticket Validation; Drawings
Section 466.402. Payment of Prizes Generally
Section 466.403. Payment of Prize in Installments
Section 466.404. Payment of Prize to Multiple Winners
Section 466.405. Payment of Prize Awarded to Minor
Section 466.406. Right to Prize Not Generally Assignable
Section 466.407. Deductions From Prizes
Section 466.4075. Deductions of Child Support From Certain Lottery Winnings
Section 466.408. Unclaimed Prizes
Section 466.409. Treatment of Prize Payable on Ticket Purchased by Ineligible Person
Section 466.410. Assignment of Prizes
Section 466.411. Choice by Certain Prize Winners to Remain Anonymous