OPINION
Opinion by Justice Kerr.
The Texas constitution directs the Legislature to "pass laws prohibiting lotteries." Tex. Const. art. III, § 47(a). As a consequence, the Legislature enacted chapter 47 of the Texas Penal Code, which prohibits most forms of gambling in Texas, including owning, manufacturing, transferring, and possessing...
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