Thai Lottery Secret Formula? Top 99 Best Answers

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The Government Lottery Office (GLO) สำนักงานสลากกินแบ่งรัฐบาล

samnak ngan salak kin baeng raththaban Agency Overview Jurisdiction Government of Thailand Headquarters 359 Nonthaburi Rd, Tha Sai Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi Annual Budget 8 billion baht (US$267 million)[1] Agency Director Lt. Col. Nhun Sansanakom, Director-General Superior Department Website of the Ministry of Finance Official website

Thailand’s official national lottery (Thai: สลากกินแบ่ง, RTGS: salak kin baeng) is administered by the Government Lottery Office (GLO).[2] The lottery is drawn on the first and sixteenth of each month. It is one of only two forms of legalized gambling allowed in Thailand, the other being horse racing in Bangkok.

The lottery in Thailand enjoys great popularity despite the low chances of winning and the unfavorable payout ratio. The payout percentage for the Thai lottery is 60%[3] compared to world averages of 74% for bingo, 81% for horse racing, 89% for slots and 98% for blackjack (basic rules). 4] It is the most popular legal form of gambling in Thailand.[5]

According to Family Network Foundation secretary Wanchai Boonpracha, around 19.2 out of 67 million Thais played the state lottery in 2014, spending 76 billion baht ($2.3 billion). Unlike most countries where the government licenses and monitors the lottery business, the Thai GLO prints and sells the tickets to wholesalers itself. Strict laws prohibiting other gambling activities result in the GLO pocketing 28% of lottery winnings for government purposes.[6]

GLO Charter [ edit ]

Because the state lottery is a public concern and a source of revenue for the state, it became a state-owned corporation with legal personality. The Government Lottery Office Act B.E. 2517 was enacted on September 11, 1974 and came into effect on October 1, 1974.[7]

history [edit]

Lottery tickets were first issued in the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). At that time, on the occasion of his birthday in 1874, the king gave the royal bodyguard permission to run a lottery. Lotteries were then held intermittently until 1933, when they became a standard source of government revenue. Over the years, the price of a lottery ticket has increased from one baht to its current official price of 80 baht, although this price has rarely been matched and a surcharge has always been added.[8]

The military government that came to power in May 2014 has made lottery reform one of its priorities. As of June 16, 2015, the military government has ordered that the price of a lottery ticket cannot exceed 80 baht.[9] From August 1, 2015, the so-called “jackpot” or first bonus prize of 22 or 30 million baht will be eliminated.[10]

Demographics[ edit ]

In Thailand, women are slightly more likely to play the lottery than men (52.6% vs. 47.4%).[11] Lottery players tended to come from the labor force age groups: 21-30 years (28.2%), 31-40 years (30.2%) and 41-50 years (21.8%).[11] Almost two-thirds of lottery players in Thailand (61.3%) were in the lower income bracket, earning almost a quarter less than the average monthly salary.[11]

Economics[edit]

By October 2015, Thai government lottery tickets were being bought and sold from the GLO printing press to the ticket consumer in a multi-tiered marketplace. The GLO sold lottery tickets to national wholesalers, commonly referred to as “brokers”. Brokers then sold to the nation’s 14,760 registered retailers[9], who in turn sold to the public.

In September 2015, the government announced a new paradigm for the sale of lottery tickets. Lottery vendors can buy lottery tickets directly from GLO as part of a program to reduce the high price of lottery tickets. Direct purchase is only possible through Krung Thai Bank. Sellers must first register with the GLO and open bank accounts to pay for their purchases. The new rules come into effect with the drawing on October 16, 2015. Vendors are allowed to buy 5-50 books at a price of 70.40 baht for a pair of tickets. Each book contains 100 pairs of tickets. It’s not clear how this will lower the price of lottery tickets, as under the old system sellers paid the same price (70.40 baht) to ticket wholesalers. The new program will increase the number of lottery tickets for sale by 7-8 million.[12]

For decades [1] the Thai public accused brokers, the so-called “five tigers” (since tigers only “eat and sleep”), of monopolizing the lottery trade and causing problems with inflated prices. The GLO, which did nothing to dispel this myth, claimed that five groups controlled the distribution of lottery tickets to local vendors across the country.[13] However, in late 2014, ThaiPublica used the Freedom of Information Act to force the GLO to disclose ticketing information.[1][14] The findings show that the Thai public has been misled about the existence of the “five tigers” as there are many more than five, and that the biggest tiger of all is the GLO Foundation, a specially created allocation oversight mechanism of money to charity.[1]

As of December 25, 2014, of the 74 million lottery tickets printed for the bi-weekly lottery, 22.74 million, or 30.7% thereof, were awarded to 10 organizations. The largest recipient is the GLO Foundation with a fixed contingent of 9,213,500 tickets. Other fixed ticket contingents at this time were:[1][14][15]

Association of Retired GLO Employees: 2,129,800 tickets

GLO Co-op Store: 298,100

Association of State Lottery Vendors (Disabled): 664,700

Disabled Lottery Vendor’s Association (Thailand): 513,400

Association of War Veterans: 2,350,000

Police and Family Welfare Foundation: 500,000

National Welfare Council of Thailand: 1,353,900

To provinces via provincial governors: 28,000,000

Other foundations, organizations, associations, legal entities: 22,000,000

In May 2015, the GLO Board of Directors adjusted the lottery prize structure, according to which 60% of the revenue generated by the GLO is allocated to prize money. The revenue transferred from the GLO to the Treasury will be reduced from 23% to 20%, with the difference going to the GLO as administration fees. 3% is used to set up a fund for social activities, 2% as a rebate for foundations, clubs and organizations and 12% as a rebate for retailers or lottery providers.

Under this new agreement, retail representatives will receive a quota of five booklets of lottery tickets (one book contains 100 tickets) at a price of 70.40 baht per lottery ticket.[16] Foundations, associations and organizations keep their contingents at cost price of 68.80 baht per ticket.

Major General Apirat Kongsompong, Chairman of the GLO Board. said that under this new pricing, retailers will make a profit of 9.60 baht per ticket and 10,000 baht each month from two bi-weekly draws. He has said that selling lottery tickets “…is not a job…”[17] and should be treated as a sideline. Sellers should look for a second job to generate additional income.[10] “If they have something to do in their village, they should … become farmers.”[17]

Several Thai governments, including the current one, have announced their intention to add automated lottery ticket machines to the existing distribution system. The proposal has been controversial and has been opposed by moralists, among others, who claim it would corrupt Thai children. Wanchai Ariyabuddhiphongs, a management professor at Bangkok University who studies gambling problems, wonders if the machines would corrupt Thai children given how widespread gambling already is. “Thai people are Buddhists, which means they should keep the five precepts,” Wanchai said, including abstaining from alcohol and sexual misconduct. “But they drink a lot, gamble, frequent brothels. Come to Bangkok, there are massage parlors everywhere that are brothels in disguise. I don’t really buy the moral argument here.”[18]

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Buy lottery ticket[edit]

Lottery tickets are sold to national wholesalers who then resell them to local retailers. Tickets are only available in retail. Lottery vendors can be found in itinerant markets, streets and villages, carrying their characteristic slim wooden briefcases. There are also lottery ticket booths outside of stores such as Tesco Lotus and Big C. Lottery tickets come in ‘ticket pairs’. The official cost of a single ticket is 40 baht, but lottery tickets can only be bought in pairs, so the official retail price is 80 baht.

Thai Government Lottery ticket for the December 16, 2020 draw

Thai Charity Lottery Ticket for the December 30, 2020 drawing; Procurement Fund for Borommanard Srinakarin Building, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University

In practice, the official price almost always comes with a premium. Street vendors can charge 120-130 baht for a pair of tickets. At stalls outside shops, 100 baht is a common price. Prices may vary depending on the pair of tickets. Unpopular numbers are cheaper – 85, 90 or 95 baht – while lucky Buddhist number combinations cost more. As is often the case in Thailand, prices for lottery tickets above the 80 baht threshold are negotiable.

Since the lottery reforms last summer, it has been illegal to inflate ticker pair prices above the 80 baht threshold.[19] Although street vendor fares are still commonplace, the ongoing crackdown has caused significant difficulties for ticket sellers.[20]

Lottery tickets[ edit ]

There are two types of Thai lottery tickets. The first is the Thai Government Lottery Ticket (TGL). The second is the Thai Charity Lottery (TCL) ticket. These titles are printed on the top left of each ticket. Aside from the names, the only differences between the two are their initial payouts and the amount of taxes payable on winnings. TGL tickets have a first prize of 6 million baht, a bonus prize of 30 million* and are taxed at 0.5%. TCL tickets have a first prize of 3 million baht, a bonus prize of 22 million* and are taxed at 1%.

The bonus prize was removed by the military government after August 1, 2015.

Thai lottery tickets, whether TGL or TCL, are pre-printed, contain a number of anti-counterfeiting features[21] and can only be purchased in “ticket pairs”. Each single ticket costs 80 baht and the pair of tickets 160 baht. Single tickets are not sold, only pairs of tickets.

Each ticket in a ticket pair is identical except for:

The pictograms (middle of each ticket) barcodes (bottom right) units (Thai: ชุด , RTGS: chut ) numbers (two digit numbers, bottom middle. In the examples shown “09” and “10” and “81”, “82 “). One “unit” is one million 40 baht tickets. Published prize amounts will be honored if the unit is sold out. If this is not the case, the prices will be reduced proportionately.[22]

The list of prices, additional information and conditions can be found on the back of each ticket.

Draw methodology (simplified) [ edit ]

Ten “guests” unrelated to the lottery attend each drawing to act as official witnesses. Draws are held on the 1st and 16th of each month at GLO Headquarters. If one of these dates falls on a public holiday, the draw will be postponed to the next day. All draws will be televised on draw day from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The procedure is as follows:[23]

One of the guests is called “Draw Chairman”. The guests inspect the equipment, the number of balls and look for anomalies. The draw chair randomly selects balls (numbers) to initialize each draw machine. The chair of the draw will randomly select a colored ball to determine the order of draws for lower prizes. Four colored balls mean different prizes: yellow for 2nd prize, pink for 3rd prize, green for 4th prize and blue for 5th prize. Six-digit numbers will be drawn for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th prizes. Total draws 165. Three-digit numbers are drawn for the 3-digit win. Total draws four. A two-digit number is drawn for the 2-digit win. Draw total: one. A six-digit number will be drawn as the first prize. Draw total: one. Also announced are the special prize numbers of ±1. Draw a two-digit number for the Thai Government Lottery Bonus Prize of 30 million baht*. Draw a two-digit number for the Thai Charity Lottery Bonus Prize of 22 million baht*. After the last three draws, officials remove balls from the machines to show all 10 numbers were there.

The bonus prize was removed by the military government after August 1, 2015.

Prices [edit]

The first prize for all six correct numbers is 2 million baht (TGL) or 3 million baht (TCL) per ticket. Since the tickets are sold in pairs, the published prize amount is doubled. Doubling applies to all prizes except for the 22 million and 30 million baht bonus prizes. There are five second prizes of 100,000 baht, ten third prizes of 40,000, fifty prizes of 20,000 for fourth, one hundred prizes of 10,000 baht for fifth, and a consolation prize of 50,000 baht for the winning six-digit number plus or minus one.[24]

Official Prizes for Thai Government and Thai Charity Lotteries from August 1, 2014 to July 16, 2015 Prize Number of prizes (draws) Payout (Baht) Notes First: Thai Government Lottery (TGL) and Thai Charity Lottery (TCL) 1 2,000. 000 x 2 or 3,000,000 x 2 Match 6 numbers in the first prize drawing. The payout for TGL is 2 million; for TCL 3 million Runner-up 5 100,000 x 2 Match 6 digits in second draw Third 10 40,000 x 2 Match 6 digits in third draw Fourth 50 20,000 x 2 Match 6 digits in fourth draw Fifth 100 10,000 x 2 Match 6 -Places in the 5th drawing Special Prize Draw (±1) 2 50,000 x 2 6-digit prize in the 1st prize drawing plus or minus 1 3-digit prize (4 times) 4,000 2,000 x 2 3-digit prize Draw 2-digit Win (1 time) 10,000 1,000 x 2 2nd Win First Prize Draw (TGL Group 1)* 1 30,000,000 6 Digit First Prize Draw and Matching Unit Number Draw First Prize Bonus (TGL Group 2)* 1 22,000 .000 6-digit draw for first prize and matching unit number draw *This prize abolished by military government after August 1, 2015[10]

Lottery draws on the first and sixteenth of each month are televised on National Broadcasting Services of Thailand and Spring News from 2:30 p.m. on Spring News and 3:00 p.m. on NBT and are simultaneously broadcast on Radio Thailand Domestic Service. In 2016, the draw was also broadcast on Thairath TV from 2 p.m. Towards the end of the show, just before 4pm, the winning numbers will be revealed. Results are published on the Government Lottery Office website.[25]

2nd June 2015 Lotteries of Thailand and Charity Lotteries Payout Examples Draw Number Draw Number Draw Number Lot Type Prize (Baht) Tax (%) 1 30M) 0.5 1st Prize 388881 60 TCL 6,000,000 (3M x 2) 1 1st prize 388881 62 TGL 24,000,000 (2m + 22m) 0.5 1st prize ±1 388880 k prize 726055 N/A TGL 40,000 0.5 3rd prize 726055 N/A TCL 40,000 1

Eligibility for a prize[ edit ]

Prizes must be claimed within two years of the drawing date.[26] Prizes less than 20,000 baht will be paid in cash from a lottery retailer. A commission of one or two percent is deducted from the gross profit. For prizes greater than 20,000 baht, the winning ticket and its holder must be present in person at the state lottery office in Nonthaburi, where a check will be drawn.[24] All winnings are taxable: 0.50% for the Thai Government Lottery and 1% for the Thai Charity Lottery.[27]

Distribution of income[ edit ]

Pursuant to the GLO Establishment Act, the proceeds received by the State Lottery Authority from the sale of lottery tickets are allocated as follows:[3][8]

60% as prices. no less than 28% as government revenue. a maximum of 12% as administrative expenses including cost of sales: 9% for cost of sales and 3% for administrative expenses.

Supported charities[ edit ]

The lottery raises four billion baht annually for the Thai Red Cross, charities, community projects and scholarships, and employs many people, often with disabilities, as ticket sellers.[24]

GLO international affiliations[ edit ]

The GLO is a member of the World Lottery Association (WLA) and the Asia Pacific Lottery Association (APLA).[28]

Underground Lotteries[ edit ]

Underground Lottery or Huaytaidin (Thai: หวยใต้ดิน, RTGS: Huai Tai din)[29] Dealers across the country operate lotteries four to five times the size of the official lottery, according to Associate Professor Dr. Sungsidh Piriyarangsan, Dean of Social Innovation College RSU. Underground lotteries are based on numbers drawn in the official lottery. These dealers offer better prices, credit purchases and more betting options. Since a small underground lottery business can be started with just a notebook and pen, they are ubiquitous and effective crackdown is impossible.[6]

So widespread are Thai underground lotteries that they are even thriving in Thai expatriate communities abroad.[30]

Underground lotteries, illegal but tolerated, are played by almost a third of the population.[31] The lottery is such an important part of Thai life that the country’s leading university, Chulalongkorn, has a researcher dedicated to studying it. A survey published in 2011 by researcher Noppanant Wannathepsakul found that 20 million people played the underground lottery in Thailand out of a population of 65 million.[31] Underground lotteries are more popular than the official lottery, partly because the odds of winning are better at one in 100. The official grand prize is much larger, but its odds of winning are one in a million. The unofficial lottery is part of Thailand’s vast informal economy, out of the reach of tax authorities and not included in official economic statistics. It is also a rich source of petty corruption. Mr. Noppanant estimated that police receive 11 billion baht, or US$362 million, in bribes and protection money from the underground lottery each year.[31]

Superstition[ edit ]

The Thai search for winning lottery numbers is insatiable and confusing to outsiders. [clarification needed] Thais often choose numbers from news events or curiosities they observe: the number of bananas on a stick, or the appearance of a two-headed fish, cats with odd markings, or the pattern a snake leaves in the dirt.[specify] Various Websites and fortune tellers help interpret these events, with rats being taken as one, water as two, snakes as five (big) or six (small), and anything else related to royalty as a nine.[18] Many Thais believe that misfortune can bring good fortune and that tragedy can spawn powerful spirits who offer advice on winning numbers. Newspapers report on the license plates of cars involved in horrific accidents. Lottery fans write down the numbers of highway routes where accidents have occurred, count the victims and play the numbers. Nothing is considered too macabre to be a source of happiness.[31]

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One in a Million: Everything You Need to Know About Winning the Thai Lottery

So you’ve heard all about the Thai Lottery but never knew how it works? Here’s your definitive guide to the Thai Government Lottery, what the grand prizes are and how to claim them.

From The Phuket News

Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 11:00 am

Twice a month, one of a million numbers could be your lucky number. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot.

ASK

I am an expat living in Phuket and I was wondering what the Thai lottery is all about. Can you explain the rules of the Thai lottery to me? Can anyone buy a lottery ticket, including foreigners? Where can I buy tickets and who can sell them? Do I need proof if I win and where do I claim my prize?

Last year it was reported that GLO scrapped jackpot prizes because he matched not only six digits but also two more. This bonus prize could net a lucky person around 20-30 million baht instead of 4-6 million baht. Have these prices really been cancelled?

Also, there used to be two types of Thai lottery tickets: Thai Government Lottery (TGL) and Thai Charity Lottery (TCL) tickets. TGL tickets had a first prize of B2 million and a bonus prize of B30 million, while TCL tickets had a first prize of B3 million and a bonus prize of B22 million. But now I only see one ticket type that is for sale. Can you explain what types of tickets are offered now?

– Cheryl, Pa Khlok.

REPLY

Any person, Thai or foreign, who is at least 20 years old can enter the Thai Government Lottery and win prizes.

We haven’t held a Thai charity lottery yet this year. The Thai Charity Lottery is a “Special Project” lottery launched each time for a specific charity under special ministerial approval.

The last one ended last year and so far we haven’t had another one this year. If the Treasury Department orders us to hold another one, we will announce it publicly.

There are two draws each month for the Thai Government Lottery, with the results being announced on the 1st and 16th of each month. Prizes must be claimed within two years of the draw

SALESPERSON

Only Thais registered with the GLO are allowed to sell lottery tickets. All vendors must be at least 20 years old.

There are nearly 35,000 registered lottery operators in the country, with more than 15,000 in Bangkok and more than 19,000 in the provinces. A list of all registered ticket sellers can be found on the GLO website (click here).

For details of registered providers by province, visit http://echannel.glo.or.th.

We are now working to publish full details of all suppliers in Thailand, including where each supplier sells their tickets, on our website. Please check website for when this is available.

Actually, any person can sell the tickets on behalf of a registered seller, but usually registered sellers issue their sub-sellers with copies of their official ID so that they can sell lottery tickets.

If you have any doubts or feel comfortable buying a ticket from a particular supplier, you can always choose a different supplier or check the tickets they sell very carefully to make sure they are genuine.

If you wish to report or become a supplier, contact us via www.glo.or.th or call us on 02-3451466.

It should be noted that since the sellers are technically buying the tickets from us, they can claim any prizes for unsold winning number tickets that they have purchased from us.

TICKETS

Each lottery ticket has a six-digit number. To discourage people from printing counterfeit lottery tickets, the tickets are printed on special yellow, thin, smooth paper and watermarked with a two-tone mythical bird, called Wayupak in Thai.

Also, there are two types of silk threads in paper. One is visible to the naked eye, the other only under ultraviolet light.

The paper is also coated with chemicals. To test the paper, drops of bleach show stains. Without the special chemicals, the paper will not show any stains or stains.

Please note that the main image, printed in regular ink, will change with each draw. For example, lottery tickets for the August 16 drawing feature an image of Phra Pharuehatsabodi to celebrate the Thai “Khon” masks used at the Phi Ta Khon Festival in Loei province every year.

Please check our website to see what images will be used for the next upcoming lottery draws to ensure the tickets you are purchasing are genuine.

TICKET PRICES

Lottery tickets are sold in pairs and cost B80 per pair. The price is set by law. Therefore please report any vendors charging more by calling us on 02-3451466 or contacting us via our website complaint form on our website www.glo.or.th.

PRIZES TO WIN

We print tickets for a million numbers for any lottery. Most of the time we print five “pairs” of each number, but sometimes we print six “pairs” to increase the chance of winning bigger prizes.

The reason tickets are sold in pairs is so that the winner can “break off” one half of the pair and share it with someone else as a prize.

First prize is B3 million per ticket stub, so a ‘pair’ wins you B6 million. The more “pairs” you buy, the bigger the prize you will win. The same applies to all prizes to be won.

There are separate draws for other grand prizes, as follows:

Second Prize – B100,000 (5 prizes available) – 6 digit match in second prize drawing.

Third Prize – B40,000 (10 prizes available) – Correct six digits in the third prize draw.

Fourth Prize – 20,000 Baht (50 prizes available) – Six digit match in fourth prize draw

Fifth Prize – B10,000 (100 prizes available) – Correct six numbers in the fifth prize draw.

There are also the following special prizes:

The ticket number above the first prize winner number – B50,000.

The ticket number below the first prize winner number – B50,000.

There are also smaller prizes as follows:

First three digits – B2,000 (two prices available).

Last three digits – B2,000 (two prices available).

The last two digits – B1,000 (a winning pair).

There used to be B30M and B22M ‘Jackpot’ prizes, also known as ‘First Prize Bonus’ prizes, but these prizes are no longer offered.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

All prizes of B20,000 or less can be claimed in cash from the seller who sold you the winning ticket. All prizes over 20,000 baht must be claimed in person at GLO Headquarters at 359 Nonthaburi Rd, Tambon Tha Sai, Muang District, Nonthaburi where you will receive a check for your winnings. This is not possible in Phuket as there is no GLO office there.

Our office is open from Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm (open for lunch) (closed on public holidays).

To claim your prize, fill out a claim form, fill in the details on the back of the winning tickets and take a queue number. If called, you must present the winning ticket(s) and your Thai ID card or passport (for foreigners).

Please note that all winners are subject to 0.5% stamp duty on state lottery winnings and 1% stamp duty on charity lottery winnings.

Stamp duty is payable on all prizes, including prizes of B20,000 or less paid in cash by vendors who are required to collect – and pay – stamp duty on behalf of the winners.

For detailed information on claiming your prize, please call the Prize Payments Department on 02-5289621 or visit www.glo.or.th. If you win a grand prize, it is strongly recommended that you report your winning tickets to the nearest police station as soon as possible to prevent thieves from falsely claiming your prize.

– Marketing, Government Lottery Office, Nonthaburi.

In the United States, lotteries are held in 44 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Each jurisdiction has its own set of rules for operating lotteries. The six states that do not hold a lottery are Alaska, Hawaii, Alabama, Nevada, Mississippi and Utah. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, New York and Georgia spend the most on lottery tickets. The odds of winning a lottery per ticket buyer are dismal slim — but of course someone will eventually win.

There are two major lottery games played in the United States, Mega Millions and Powerball. The winning numbers for Mega Millions are drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 23:00. EUROPEAN DAYLIGHT TIME. For Powerball you need to check every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59pm. EUROPEAN DAYLIGHT TIME.

State lotteries contribute significantly to state revenues, and these funds help support education, healthcare, public safety, and the environment.

Who can buy a lottery ticket in the US?

Any US or non-US resident over the age of 18 may purchase a lottery ticket. A non-US citizen can also claim the prize. However, the rules and regulations vary from state to state. It is best to contact the state lottery agency to understand the rules.

Lottery winnings are taxable, and the rules for calculating the taxable amount vary from state to state. If you are outside of the United States, it is also important to know the rules of your state or country. You cannot buy the lottery ticket online, but you can claim your prize through your registered email address.

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Can you buy a lottery ticket outside of the United States?

no You can purchase a lottery ticket if you are not a US citizen or are a US citizen residing outside the United States. But to make a legal purchase, you must be present in the United States to purchase your tickets.

It is illegal to buy or sell lottery tickets online. You will find websites that suggest you buy lottery tickets online. However, you will eventually find that you can bet on the outcome of the lottery, which is a completely different game of chance.

Remember that you can only win a US lottery if you previously bought the ticket in the United States.

How can I make a claim?

You can claim your prize directly at the lottery office. You must sign your lottery ticket and fill out two forms of identification to claim the prize. If your prize amount is less than $600, you can also claim it at the participating retail center. The lottery prize can also be requested via your registered email address.

If you have a winning ticket, it’s best to sign it. This will prevent others from claiming your winnings. It’s also best to claim your prize as soon as possible, as many tickets expire within 60 or 180 days of the draw. Each state has a different validity period to claim the prize.

Is my lottery winning taxable?

Yes, the lottery win is taxable. If you win a large prize amount, you may have to pay taxes both inside and outside of your state. The rules vary depending on your citizenship status. For example, if you are a US citizen or permanent resident and you win a lottery in Illinois, the state deducts 25 percent of the winning amount. If you’re not a US resident, you end up paying 30 percent of the winning amount in taxes.

You may also need to pay additional taxes. Tax regulations also vary from state to state. It is best to consult your local tax attorney or accountant to understand your tax obligations when claiming your lottery winnings.

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New digital lottery tickets are selling fast

The state lottery bureau’s promotional pop-up appears on the Paotang app to introduce online lottery ticket sales.

The sale of digital lottery tickets began Thursday morning via the Paotang mobile app and proved an instant hit, said Noon Sansanakhom, director of the Government Lottery Office.

The GLO started selling digital lottery tickets at a retail price of 80 baht each at 6 a.m. on June 2.

By 11 a.m. nearly 500,000 tickets had been sold, bought by more than 110,000 buyers. On average, each buyer bought four or five tickets.

Tickets with the same six-digit numbers were sold out.

Lt Col Noon said digital tickets are now available for purchase every day from 6am to 11pm or until 2pm on the 1st and 16th of each month when the lottery is drawn. A total of 5.27 million tickets would be available for purchase per lottery draw. Each person could buy an unlimited number of tickets.

Alternatively, for people who don’t want to buy digital tickets through the Paotang mobile application, there are shops that sell lottery tickets for 80 baht each.

There were now a total of 362 shops contracted to sell the 80-baht tickets in Bangkok and the Central Plains, East and Northeast. More had just signed deals with the GLO for North and South sales.

It was expected that there would be stores selling tickets at 80 baht each in each province starting with the July 1 drawing, Lt Col Noon said.

Developed by Krungthai Bank, Paotang app is widely used for financial services.

The app also notifies winners of their prizes. Winners can collect their prizes via the app or conventionally at the GLO.

The GLO started selling its lottery tickets online at the official price of 80 baht to keep the street prices of its tickets down. Vendors have been selling tickets for 100 baht, 110 baht and up, particularly sets of tickets with the same numbers, which appeal to buyers dreaming of huge first prizes.

It follows a government crackdown on online lottery providers suspected of selling tickets at inflated prices.

However, the criminal court ruled last month that such private online platforms did not inflate the prices of state lottery tickets. They merely provided a market for sellers and buyers to settle ticket prices among themselves.

A vendor is arranging government lottery tickets priced at 100 baht each in Bangkok’s Thon Buri district, although the official price is 80 baht. Tickets are often sold for 110 baht or even 120 baht. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

Prime Minister’s Office spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants more tickets to be made available on Paotang to respond to public demand.

Gen Prayut also wanted the app to be free from glitches and bugs as this can affect financial transactions, Mr Thanakorn said.

Buyers of digital tickets must be at least 20 years old.

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The practice of determining the distribution of property by lot can be traced back to ancient times. Among dozens of biblical examples is one in the Old Testament (Numbers 26:55-56) in which the Lord instructed Moses to take a census of the people of Israel and to allocate the land among them by lot. Roman emperors like Nero and Augustus used lotteries to give away property and slaves during Saturnal festivals and other entertainments. A popular evening entertainment in ancient Rome was the apophoreta (Greek: “that which is carried home”), at which the host would distribute pieces of wood with symbols on them, and then towards the end of the evening raffled prizes among the guests to take home. Modern lotteries of a similar nature include those used for conscription, commercial promotions in which property is given away through a random process, and the selection of jury members from lists of registered voters. However, under the strict definition of a lottery involving gambling, something in return (property, labor or money) must be given for a chance at winning the prize.

Lottery, method of distributing something (usually money or prizes) to a group of people by lottery or chance. The type of lottery considered here is a form of gambling in which many people buy chances, called lottery tickets, and the winning tickets are drawn from a pool of all or all tickets sold (sweepstakes) or offered for sale most possible permutations of the numbers or symbols used on the tickets. The total value of prizes is generally the amount remaining from the pool after deducting expenses – including winnings for the promoter, advertising costs and any taxes or other income – although in some lotteries the number and value of prizes are predetermined and the profits for the organizer depend on the number of tickets sold. In most major lotteries, one very large prize is offered along with many smaller ones. Lotteries are very popular as a means of raising money; They’re easy to organize, easy to play, and popular with the general public.

early history

The first European lotteries, in the modern sense of the word, originated in Burgundy and Flanders in the 15th century when cities tried to raise money to strengthen defenses or help the poor. Between 1520 and 1539, Francis I of France permitted the establishment of lotteries for private and public purposes in several cities. The Ventura, held from 1476 in the Italian city-state of Modena under the auspices, may have been the first European public lottery to award cash prizes to the ruling d’Este family (see House of Este). However, the lottery in Genoa served as a model. This was such a successful undertaking (despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church) that the practice quickly spread to other Italian cities and elsewhere. When the Italian nation was unified, its first national lottery was established in 1863, with regular (weekly) draws organized for the purpose of securing income for the state. Lotto, the Italian national lottery, is considered the basis for modern gambling such as politics, numbers, keno, bingo and lottery.

Queen Elizabeth I established a general lottery in England in 1566 to raise money for harbor repairs and other public causes. In 1612, King James I granted the Virginia Company permission to hold a lottery to fund the settlement of Jamestown in the New World. While several lotteries organized by the company did not eliminate the desperate need for money, and businessmen in some English towns complained of the difficulties involved, lotteries were still considered the “first and surest” way of getting money. Lotteries accounted for nearly half of the company’s annual income by 1621, when bitter disagreements within the company eventually banned the company’s lotteries from the House of Commons. In 1627 a number of lotteries were licensed to raise money to build an aqueduct for London and indeed lotteries were held in England until 1826, save for a ban from 1699 to 1709.

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In the 17th and 18th centuries some important problems in running lotteries in England developed. For most of that time, lotteries were the only form of organized gambling available to people. They were advertised intensively through actions such as torchlight processions in the streets. Contractors often managed to buy tickets at less than standard prices for later resale at inflated markups, and a type of side bet called insurance – a small bet on whether or not a ticket would be drawn in the regular lottery – became popular. The state could not generate any revenue from either of the latter two practices, but dishonest private operators could. It has also been claimed that lotteries encourage mass gambling and that draws are fraudulent. Their abuses reinforced the arguments of those opposed to lotteries and weakened their defenders, but before they were banned in 1826 the government and licensed organizers had used lotteries for all or part of the funding of projects such as the construction of the British Museum, which Repair of bridges and many projects in the American colonies, such as the supply of a battery of guns for the defense of Philadelphia and the rebuilding of Faneuil Hall in Boston.

The Continental Congress voted to establish a lottery in 1776 to try to raise funds for the American Revolution. The program was abandoned, but over the next 30 years the practice continued of holding smaller public lotteries, viewed as mechanisms for obtaining “voluntary taxes” and helping establish several American colleges: Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale, King’s College ( now Columbia), William and Mary, Union and Brown. Privately organized lotteries were also common in England and the United States to sell products or real estate for more money than could be obtained from a regular sale. By 1832 lotteries had indeed become very popular; The Boston Mercantile Journal reported that 420 had been arrested in eight states in the past year.

However, abuses by private organizers continued and once again opposition voices began to dominate. In 1827, postmasters and their assistants were banned from selling lottery tickets. Most states began passing anti-lottery laws. In 1868, Congress made it unlawful to use the mail for letters or circulars about lotteries “or any other similar enterprise under any pretense.” The 1878 Supreme Court ruling found lotteries to have “a demoralizing influence on the people.”

Postal rules did not directly affect the elimination of lotteries; The most successful lottery in the United States was organized in Louisiana in 1869 and ran continuously for 25 years. Louisiana Lottery representatives were in every city in the United States: Total monthly sales were $2,000,000 at peak times; monthly draws generated prizes of up to $250,000, and twice-yearly prizes could reach as high as $600,000. In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison and Congress agreed to condemn lotteries as “fraudulent and demoralizing agencies” and to ban the interstate transportation of lottery tickets. The Louisiana Lottery, the last state lottery in the United States until 1963, was killed, but only after earning both huge profits for its (private) promoters and a reputation for bribery and corruption.

The history of lotteries in several European countries was somewhat similar to that of England and the United States, but not that of Italy. Lotteries grew in popularity in France after being introduced by Francis I in the 16th century. Their general appeal lasted until the 17th century, when Louis XIV and several members of his court managed to win the main prizes in a raffle – an event that aroused some suspicion and led to the king returning the money for redistribution. French lotteries were abolished in 1836. Almost a century later (1933) a new Loterie Nationale was founded; It was closed just before World War II and later reopened.

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The 1930s saw the introduction of the Irish hospital sweepstakes and set a pattern for the highly organized lotteries of the 20th century. However, the pattern of sweepstakes was not very different from the state lotteries of Georgian England or 19th-century Europe.