Government Defends Lottery Vendor Crackdown

[webfact]

 

by Paul Rujopakarn

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has defended its raids on overpriced lottery ticket vendors, saying they were part of the government’s efforts to prevent people from abusing the law and were not politically motivated.

 

Referring to the "five tigers," or major lottery distributors who won the majority of ticket distribution quotas from the Government Lottery Office (GLO) for an extended period, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said the sellers controlled lottery tickets under the previous quota system and were frequently blamed for inflated ticket prices.

 

The prime minister also assured that the problem has been resolved and lottery tickets are now distributed directly and proportionally to each registered vendor. He added that the process for establishing lottery ticket quotas is also being conducted in accordance with the new GLO regulations.

 

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His remarks come in the wake of police raids on two online lottery vendors suspected of selling overpriced tickets: Kong Salak Plus and Bluedragon Lottery Company.

 

Lertsak Pattanachaikul, the Pheu Thai Party’s MP for Loei, on Tuesday (29 Mar), denied any involvement with the Bluedragon vendor and its connection with Muang Loei United Football Club. The club was implicated when an aide to the prime minister who leads a sub-committee tasked with investigating the irregular pricing of lottery ticket said a football club in Loei was being sponsored by Bluedragon.

 

According to Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, the Royal Thai Police have since been tasked with seeking a court order to block access to Bluedragon’s website.

 

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[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has defended its raids on overpriced lottery ticket vendors, saying they were part of the government’s efforts to prevent people from abusing the law and were not politically motivated.

What crackdown ?

[ikke1959]

and they still sell them for 100 THB at least today on several places in Hua Hin and Phetchaburi 

[blackshadow]

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

and they still sell them for 100 THB at least today on several places in Hua Hin and Phetchaburi 

same in jomtien and pattaya

[connda]

Nothing changes other then the lies that enforcement works.

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, blackshadow said:

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

and they still sell them for 100 THB at least today on several places in Hua Hin and Phetchaburi 

 

2 hours ago, blackshadow said:

same in jomtien and pattaya

Probably because they had bought them from one of these dodgy agents at inflated prices and have no choice. It's that or take a hit.

[biggles45]

Selective law enforcement, yet again. 

[impulse]

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

What crackdown ?

More of a shot over the bow than a crackdown.  I suspect they're threatening to put sales online as a way of telling the middlemen that the prices have gotten out of hand.  Seems they have to rein them in occasionally.   Things get better for awhile, then prices slowly creep up again. 

 

It's the circle of life.

 

 

[Rampant Rabbit]

Take some better lessons in BS Thai govt 

 

[lujanit]

Is there information available on the buying and selling prices for middlemen? Who are these middlemen?

[Reigntax]

17 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

and they still sell them for 100 THB at least today on several places in Hua Hin and Phetchaburi 

Same everywhere. In 2014 Prayut made this a priority to fix. Just needs a few more term as PM and it will be done.????????