The cabinet has passed the online lottery, the last 2-3 digits are expected to be sold at the end of the year 2023 through the wallet app, hoping to increase options for gamblers. Guaranteed to receive money for sure

Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that after the Cabinet meeting (Cabinet) on March 14, 2023 approved the principle of issuing L6 lottery products (Lottery 6 or 6-digit lottery). Therefore, there are both printed lottery tickets and digital lotteries. Brought to be sold through online, some wallet applications and lottery forms for sale at general panels, while the N3 lottery is sold only digitally. Or 2-3 online lottery tickets, hoping to increase digital lottery sales channels And is an alternative to buying lottery tickets more legally After listening to the opinions of stakeholders and studying the social impact. with a group of buyers group of lottery sellers and groups of lottery sellers who are underprivileged and people with disabilities 14,398 people shared their opinions.

Mr. Thanawat Phonwichai, director and spokesman of the Government Lottery Board, said that the cabinet meeting approved in principle the draft of ministerial regulations and announcements concerning the L6 and N3 lottery prize draws today and prize money, totaling 3 copies, to open the way for The Office of the Lottery Office can print 6-digit lotteries, both in the form of lottery tickets and digital lotteries. Initially, 20 million digital lottery tickets are ready to be sold through the wallet app, which will gradually increase in each appropriate period. As for increasing the number of lottery tickets per draw, it is a digital lottery. The Lottery Committee will be considered in the next step

For the issuance of the N3 lottery or the prize of the last 2-3 digits is a prize contribution type lottery. Contributions can be made no more than 1 draw. If there is no winner again, contribute money in the previous period, remitted as state revenue Available for sale digitally only. via wallet application Draw prizes every 1st and 16th of the month. Last 2-3 lottery numbers are a new type of lottery, choose 3 digits, each digit has 10 numbers from 0 to 9 (000-999) without pre-setting numbers. The buyer can choose each digit number to complete 3 digits and can select each digit number repeatedly.

Causing the allocation of prize money to vary the number of lottery buyers If the last digit prize has many buyers Prize money will be reduced. If the last number has few buyers Winnings will be higher. Buyers get to know their winnings in real time. which will show the prize money in the system immediately by the Lottery Office The payout ratio for each prize category will be announced in advance of the prize draw. When the system is ready It is expected that the last 2-3 digits will be available for sale at the end of this year or the beginning of the year '67. After that, the Digital Lottery Board will speed up calling a meeting to present the lottery board. Consider the steps and details. And prepare to open the general public to apply to be a prize dealer for the last 2-3 digits, including the same agent who currently sells lottery tickets, is expected to open for applications soon.

For the payout and the type of prize for the last 2-3 digits, there are 4 types of prizes as follows

Three-match prize (all numbers matched and all positions matched)

Triple Reward (every number is correct) but switch positions)

Two-match prize (match every number and match every position)

Special prizes (win prizes whose number information matches the results of the special prize draw)

prize money allocation The law requires that 60 percent of sales be used as gratuities. Allocate not less than 23 percent as state income. And no more than 17 percent of the money is spent on administrative expenses. The government hopes that issuing prizes for the last 2-3 digits will help solve the problem of overpriced lottery sales when sold through the wallet application. And increase the choice for people to buy lottery tickets legally instead of buying underground lottery tickets Ticket buyers can choose numbers according to their needs. There are more jackpot prizes to win. And definitely won the prize, as for the digital L6 lottery, there will be no printed lottery. And there is no scanning of lottery images therefore different from the lottery that are currently in use.

Source: Thai News Agency