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Electronic lottery equipment could be used by government lottery
BANGKOK, Jan 16 (TNA) -- Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij has said the idea to use already-contracted machines for sales of the official state lottery could help the government retain its contract with a firm providing the online lottery project as well as solving the overpriced lottery in the market.
Mr Korn said he wanted the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to first study the feasibility of fixing the number of ticket sales to each agent to enable the GLO to track the exact revenue earned from selling government lottery tickets and that exact prizes could be given away to winners.
However, risks are seen that not all the lotteries could be sold which means that prizes would be reduced and the underground lottery would still maintain popularity among the public, Mr Korn said.
Government lottery results are issued twice monthly, on the 1st and 16th.
His remarks were made after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said earlier in the month that he opposed the online lottery vending project and the government could be sued by the contracted firm if the scheme is scrapped immediately.
Mr Abhisit has said he has assigned Mr Korn to find ways to eliminate the illegal lottery.
The electronic lottery machines could also be used in selling lotteries issued by the Government Savings Bank and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Mr Korn added. (TNA)
Mr Korn said he wanted the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to first study the feasibility of fixing the number of ticket sales to each agent to enable the GLO to track the exact revenue earned from selling government lottery tickets and that exact prizes could be given away to winners.
However, risks are seen that not all the lotteries could be sold which means that prizes would be reduced and the underground lottery would still maintain popularity among the public, Mr Korn said.
Government lottery results are issued twice monthly, on the 1st and 16th.
His remarks were made after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said earlier in the month that he opposed the online lottery vending project and the government could be sued by the contracted firm if the scheme is scrapped immediately.
Mr Abhisit has said he has assigned Mr Korn to find ways to eliminate the illegal lottery.
The electronic lottery machines could also be used in selling lotteries issued by the Government Savings Bank and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Mr Korn added. (TNA)
