Thai Government Lottery

[passiflora]

This is the first time since I've lived here that I've bought a lottery ticket and won, very little I should point out, just the last 2 digits, and therefore a gain of 2000 baht.

The scam is that the official price of the lottery ticket is 80 baht sold at 100 or sometimes more, while a few years ago in cele, I remember that prayut had forbidden to sell higher than the official price, it only lasted a few months

When I want to collect my winnings, the owner of the local shop tells me 1940 bahts. I don't agree, I won 2000.

She replies me yes but I take my commission

So I paid 30 baht more for my ticket, and they charged me 60 Baht for the winnings. 

It's not really that amount that will ruin me, but is there so much scamming in any other countries?

I used to play the lottery in my home country, if I won €100, I got €100, my ticket cost me €2 and not €2.5

You might say that I'm another cheap Charlie, it's not true, but it's just another scam.

Have a good day 

Cheers 

 

[petermik]

Thailand land of scams and rip-offs... get used to it.

[rocketboy2]

Buy 80 baht tickets on line.

They cost 80 baht.

 

 

 

Edited August 1 by rocketboy2

[kawikasudo]

When I win a lottery I have a Thai collect the winnings. They give a farang less. I don’t know any farangs that try and collect the winnings themselves. 

[Jeffrey346]

4 hours ago, kawikasudo said:

When I win a lottery I have a Thai collect the winnings. They give a farang less. I don’t know any farangs that try and collect the winnings themselves. 

I have won and collected from a street shop. The money the deduct is tax 

[passiflora]

Just now, Jeffrey346 said:

I have won and collected from a street shop. The money the deduct is tax 

The tax is 1 baht for every 200 baht of winnings, or 10 baht out of 2000, in this case the merchant takes 50 baht. 

[ronster]

In 13 years of doing the lottery here I have never won from government lottery or Mickey mouse one. Spending 1000-1500 a time on tickets etc.

Although the prizes here are bigger than UK or euro millions it's still highly likely you will never win apart from last 2-3 digits . Unless you win euro millions jackpot or second prize you get practically nothing. I seen results a few weeks ago and 4 numbers and 2 stars got about £1000 , 5 numbers and 1 star got about £180000 !! 🫤

Here now when buying multiple tickets with same number they increase prices. 220 for 2 same and seen even 750 for 5 tickets same . Despite this seemingly being illegal I see them advertised like this in writing at stalls across from police stations, outside malls etc .

[rwill]

It is normal for them to charge you a 2 or 3 percent commission when cashing a ticket.  Alternatively you can take the ticket to the lottery office in Bangkok and cash it with no fee.

Also I have heard that GSB, Om Sin, will cash tickets for you if you have an account with them.

 

Also be aware that some lottery tickets now have a charitable donation(charge) on them.  So if you win that amount is subtracted from the winnings too.

[nahkit]

15 hours ago, passiflora said:

When I want to collect my winnings, the owner of the local shop tells me 1940 bahts. I don't agree, I won 2000.

She replies me yes but I take my commission

 

So next time take the ticket yourself to the government office, problem solved, but you will still pay 1 baht for every 200 baht of winnings

 

Did you really think the shopkeeper should do it for you without any charge?

 

In Khonkaen the seller will typically charge 1.5 or 2% to cash in a ticket, up to you to shop around.

[proton]

Probably the worst value lottery in the world