ThaiBob Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I buy lottery tickets regularly from the ladies in front of the entrance to Foodland on Pattaya Klang. A few weeks ago the price went from the regulated 80baht to 100 baht per ticket. Additionally they were grouping tickets, 2,5,10, no single tickets. Is there a change in policy?.... I thought the government tightened up on price gouging. Should this be reported? 1337? Several months ago I do know the government changed the price from two tickets for 80 baht to one ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 seems to happening on other places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 What got me suspicious is the 80 baht sign was removed and now there is no sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 No its still 80 baht They are trying to hose you for an additional 20 baht Tell them to take a hike and find a vendor that has them for 80 baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peperobi Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 The price is still 80 Baht, but those guys are so "clever" and know how to get more. Yes definitely shut be reported, I do it always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 6 hours ago, ThaiBob said: I thought the government tightened up on price gouging. The only thing permanent about this government is their presence at the through, which has been secured for the coming decades. All other policies only last for as long as the media is willing to report on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 The price is printed on the ticket. Mrs C reckons they charge extra for "lucky" numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austrian26 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) I wanted to buy 2 recently in bkk but she said its only possible to buy 5 at once.. when I tried to show her the 2 that I want she didn't want to sell them to me.. and she even seemed to be sorry about it. moved on and bought my 2 from somewhere else... but some time ago I also had someone tell me they could only be bought in 5 packs.. so maybe there are really special 5 packs ? Price was same I think. Edited October 30, 2017 by Austrian26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 33 minutes ago, chickenslegs said: The price is printed on the ticket. Mrs C reckons they charge extra for "lucky" numbers. Yes, I see price is on the ticket, ALL tickets were 100 baht and grouped in multiples, no single tickets. This vendor has a lot of tickets for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 46 minutes ago, Austrian26 said: I wanted to buy 2 recently in bkk but she said its only possible to buy 5 at once.. when I tried to show her the 2 that I want she didn't want to sell them to me.. and she even seemed to be sorry about it. moved on and bought my 2 from somewhere else... but some time ago I also had someone tell me they could only be bought in 5 packs.. so maybe there are really special 5 packs ? Price was same I think. They charge anywhere from 100 to150 baht for grouped tickets here was a stack of 20, she wanted 3000 baht and didn't even blink an eye, I laughed and walked away. Pattaya Thai has a vendor that has easily 5000 tickets, you can buy singles, doubles up to 30 tickets with the same number, you can also order numbers from him - he knows where they all are...........might take a few days. 3 months ago he had the numbers I wanted, and I won 100K............I'm a loyal customer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, TunnelRat69 said: They charge anywhere from 100 to150 baht for grouped tickets here was a stack of 20, she wanted 3000 baht and didn't even blink an eye, I laughed and walked away. Pattaya Thai has a vendor that has easily 5000 tickets, you can buy singles, doubles up to 30 tickets with the same number, you can also order numbers from him - he knows where they all are...........might take a few days. 3 months ago he had the numbers I wanted, and I won 100K............I'm a loyal customer As usual you mention nothing of the times you lost. The Thai lottery is really a huge scam. 80 baht and you win all numbers and the jackpot is nothing campared to any other countries lottery of millions and millions of pounds/$$ etc. if you play more than one or two you are doomed to loose. The odds are pathetic. Go to Myanmar At Mae Sot border and play HI Lo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 No change in Big C Pattaya Klang , I bought 2 tickets a few days ago. 80 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yes they tightened up, then it went floppy again! Nothing new! Don't buy them, waste of money anyhow. They aggravate me by pestering me to buy tickets in restaurants when I am eating out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimeo47 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 It's the same all over Thailand. Buy single tickets, it'll cost you 80 baht each. Buy pack tickets, they're 100 baht each up to the eight pack which costs 900 baht all up. I told them nicely to piss off. I don't want to know how much they charge for a pack of 20. So I just buy 1 six pack for 600 baht every lottery, same last three numbers every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 27 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Yes they tightened up, then it went floppy again! Nothing new! Don't buy them, waste of money anyhow. They aggravate me by pestering me to buy tickets in restaurants when I am eating out.... "Yes they tightened up, then it went floppy again! Nothing new!" Standard practice by Government, always much talk but little action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangerdriver Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 In Pattaya they charge what they like. 120baht evenSent from my ASUS_Z002 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 They could be clever and charge 20 baht for the staple/ plastic envelope/bag it comes in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 8 hours ago, alex8912 said: As usual you mention nothing of the times you lost. The Thai lottery is really a huge scam. 80 baht and you win all numbers and the jackpot is nothing campared to any other countries lottery of millions and millions of pounds/$$ etc. if you play more than one or two you are doomed to loose. The odds are pathetic. Go to Myanmar At Mae Sot border and play HI Lo Since you mentioned it, I think I am playing with their money now, have won well over 700,000 baht in past 10 years or so - Tks for the tip on the Hi Lo - haven't been that way yet, maybe next Visa run. I have a dozen numbers each in Powerball and Mega Millions playing twice a week in the USA .............. so far have only won small prizes, but Hey, everyone needs a hobby, beats sitting on a bar stool all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jimeo47 said: So I just buy 1 six pack for 600 baht every lottery Why dont you just buy single tickets instead? Pick 6 different tickets and save 120 baht. Edited October 31, 2017 by balo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Just now, balo said: Why dont you just buy single tickets instead? Pick 6 different tickets and save 120 baht. Thought you only needed one ticket to win the big jackpot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I won 4000 baht one time , and since then I continued to buy a few tickets. You never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 by law the vendors are not supposed to sell the tickets for more than 80 baht. If caught overcharging they face one month in jail or a ฿10,000 fine. Each vendor is given 500 tickets per draw to sell. They make ฿9.60 off of each ticket, if sold at ฿80. So if they sell all their tickets in a month they get ฿9,600. So it's no wonder they want to make more money. If they sold them all at ฿100 it would come out to ฿29,600 a month. So even if they did happen to get fined they would still come out ahead for that month compared to selling them at the ฿80 price. As a side note only 60% of the money is paid back in prizes which is really low compared to other lotteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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