Report: Texas lottery officials pursued fantasy sports game

Records show that for months, the Texas Lottery Commission aggressively pursued efforts to get the Texas lottery involved in the multibillion-dollar fantasy sports business, The Dallas Morning News reported Friday. Commission Executive Director Gary Grief wanted a deal with DraftKings so that the commission could offer fantasy sports games, the newspaper reported online, based on more than 400 emails, including communications with fantasy sports lobbyists, that it reviewed.