Clark Smith, one of five members of the commission, stepped down Friday as lawmakers have raised questions about the role of lottery couriers and agency governance.

Texas Lottery commissioner Clark Smith resigned on Friday after controversial lottery wins through third-party services.

Under the proposed amendments, a retailer that works in concert with a courier service would have their lottery ticket sales agent license revoked.

Bringing casinos and sports betting to Texas was already a longshot, even without the state lottery getting into hot water with lawmakers.

Clark E. Smith resigned from his position on the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) as the agency faces a sunset review and growing pressure from state lawmakers to ban lottery couriers from doing business in the Lone Star State.