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Laos Lottery Online

Lottery officials in the communist country of Laos are rigging the system, manipulating winning numbers to avoid large pay-outs, according to sources in the capital Vientiane. The national lottery draws are conducted several times a week, and the numbers often disappear from purchased tickets after they have been announced in the drawing. For example, the number 509 appeared only as a 5 on ticket purchases on Oct. 14 this year before it was revealed as the winning number in a later drawing. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity.

Lao Lottery Enterprise Minister Bounchom defended the agency against accusations of rigged results and urged lawmakers to address illegal lotteries. He said his government has cut the number of legal lotteries issued from four to two times a week, and ended a scratch lottery, in response to public complaints that the frequent issue of lotteries encouraged people to become addicted to gambling. Despite his assurances, it has proved difficult to address the problem because most of the lottery sales take place online.