Online Lotteries Ruled To Be Legal

[sriracha john]

Online lotteries ruled to be legal

The Council of State yesterday ruled online digit lotteries were legal, opening the way for the government to permit a private firm to start such a venture.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the Finance Ministry would now consider whether the government should proceed with the Internet-based lotteries.

The Council of State was asked by the Government Lottery Office to interpret whether its long-delayed plan for Loxley Gtech Technology, a joint venture between Loxley and Gtech Holdings of the US, to provide such a service was legal.

Shares of Loxley jumped 5.4 per cent yesterday to Bt2.70.

-- The Nation 2009-08-06

[sriracha john]

Online lottery gets legal green light

Public to determine final fate of scheme

The Council of State has given the go-ahead for the Finance Ministry's long-delayed online lottery. Finance permanent secretary Sathit Limpongpan said yesterday the government's legal arm had ruled the online lottery scheme did not violate any laws.

The Government Lottery Office (GLO) board chaired by Mr Sathit had asked the council to rule on the lottery scheme because of questions over its legality. One question was whether the GLO could print and distribute two and three-digit lottery tickets through vending machines. The Council of State Secretary-General, Porntip Jala, said the GLO was not prohibited from printing materials other than normal lottery tickets and thus it could print the online lottery tickets.

The council's ruling was forwarded to the GLO last week. The GLO sought advice from the Council of State after Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij sought to clarify certain points about the lottery project. The minister's decision came after Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Phataraprasit, who supervises the GLO, had given the project the go-ahead and forwarded the plan to him .

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-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-06

[sriracha john]

Online lottery is legal

BANGKOK, 5 August 2009 (NNT) – The Office of the Council of State has indicated that the online lottery is legal.

Secretary-General of the Office of the Council of State, Khun Pornthip Jala, revealed that the office sent the result about selling online lottery by the automatic machine to the Government Lottery Office (GLO) last week.

GLO requested the Office of the Council of State to consider four to five issues such as the lottery printing via the automatic machine and whether it violated the law. The office has already considered this issue as legal.

-- NNT 2009-08-05

[dale8]

Hello, maybe this action will put more Thai lottery ticket sellers out of a job. I hope it works out for all involved, but it would be good to see the Thai government develop more jobs for the poor people. Cheers.

[sriracha john]

Poll: Many support online lottery

The latest survey revealed that many respondents supported the legalisation of the online lottery scheme due to the expensive illegal lottery prices. The Dusit Poll conducted a survey on the plan to legalise the long-delayed two- and three-digit online lottery scheme.

63.80 per cent said online lottery could help tackle the high prices of underground lottery tickets, and it would allow them to pick any number they want. 24.58 per cent opposed the scheme because it would still encourage gambling. 11.62 per cent said they felt indifferent about the issue. 46.85 per cent said they did not know how the online lottery operated entirely. 30.63 per cent were fairly aware of how it was played while 18.2 per cent did not understand it completely. Only 4.50 per cent said they were well aware of the game.

Asked about the scheme's benefits, 26.32 per cent said it would generate more revenue for the government to help develop the country. 21.93 per cent said legalising it would facilitate the lottery buyers. 19.30 per cent said online lottery could bring down the lottery prices. 17.54 per cent believed the scheme, if approved, could help end the illegal lottery problem. 14.91 per cent believed online lottery buyers would not be cheated. 28.92 per cent wanted

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-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-09