Lottery officials in the communist country of Laos are rigging the national lottery, manipulating winning numbers to avoid large pay-outs, sources have told RFA’s Lao Service. In one instance, the winning number 509 vanished from tickets sold throughout the day of Oct. 14’s drawing after many buyers sought to purchase the number, a source in Vientiane said. Private business interests with a stake in the lottery’s work include family members of ruling elite, the source added. The government should take back control of the lottery, the caller added. – Ounkeo Souksavanh, RFA’s Lao Service. – Editing by Richard Finney.

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