Representatives of both groups spent four hours pitching their product to the Texas Lottery Commission, which was recently given the authority by the Legislature to enter into a multistate game.

Powerball is a consortium of 25 individual lotteries.

Mega Millions is made up of 10 states.

The push to join a multistate lottery comes as the state's signature game -- Mega Millions Lottery Tickets, Megamillions, Megamillion, Mega Million, Powerball Lottery Tickets, Powerball Tickets and Powerball Online Texas -- continues to suffer from depressed ticket sales.

Texas could decide not to join either game, although the Legislature wrote the 2004-2005 budget counting on the estimated $101 million that joining a multi-state game would bring.

Texas Lottery Executive Director Reagan Greer will study the proposals and could make a recommendation to the commission at its July 24 meeting.

Texans could soon purchase dollar tickets in both of the nation's largest multistate lottery jackpot games.