Reviewed July 31, 2026The Texas Gaming Desk uses a source hierarchy built for a restrictive and frequently misrepresented market: primary law first, then official agencies, then corroborated reporting.
Source hierarchy
Texas statutes, the state constitution, enacted bill records, federal statutes, federal regulators, tribal governments, and current agency pages outrank commercial guides. Secondary reporting can explain context but cannot override primary authority. A venue's own page is appropriate for current hours or amenities, not for a statewide legal conclusion.
Language and certainty
The desk distinguishes legal, authorized, regulated, reachable, offered, and commonly counted. Those words are not interchangeable. A product is not described as legal in Texas merely because it accepts a Texas visitor. A bill is not described as law unless the official history shows enactment and the relevant effective date has arrived.
Commercial separation
Affiliate compensation, if introduced, is disclosed. It does not determine the statute summary, source choice, venue count, warning language, or correction outcome. Operator names and approved URLs must come from the roster workflow. Bonuses, ratings, licenses, payout times, and test claims require evidence and are never filled with representative guesses.
Corrections and review dates
A material correction changes the visible review date and the affected statement. Legal-status pages are rechecked when the Legislature acts, an agency changes responsibility, or a controlling federal development occurs. The 2025 transfer from the former Texas Lottery Commission to TDLR is an example of a fact that older competitors can miss.
Affiliate disclosure
Some future links may generate compensation. Readers pay no additional fee because of that relationship. The publication does not promise that a third party will accept a player, pay a balance, remain available, or be lawful for a particular person.
Publication scope
This policy applies to the current Texas Gaming Desk and its generated editorial pages. The separately labeled Fort Worth Archive preserves material from the domain’s earlier publication and may reflect the technology, contacts, and policies of that historical site. Archive content is not used to imply a prior gambling publication, and a historical statement should not be treated as a current desk policy.
The standards below are applied first to the statewide gambling guide and then to every page beneath it.