Lottery Online is the leading lottery operator in Liechtenstein. It operates websites containing many different online lotteries, and also processes international lottery transactions. Its parent company, GTech Corporation, is headquartered in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Its online lotteries are known for their competitive odds and wide range of games. In addition, they offer mobile apps and electronic sales systems.
The National Lottery of Laos is a state-run lottery established in 2009 to distribute 2 digit, 3 digit, 4 digits and 5 digits tickets nationwide by the mobile app and electronic sales system. It has been operating under the guidance and policies of the Lottery Agency and has distributed more than 100 million tickets for each draw. It has become the top choice of lottery players in Hanoi and other cities nationwide.
Unlike other games in which winnings are taxed, lottery profits are used to support charitable projects and organizations domestically and internationally. Lotto New Zealand has four different games: the national Lotto, Keno, Bullseye and Instant Kiwi scratch card game. The New Zealand Lottery Grants Board distributes the proceeds from these games directly to community organizations.
In the communist country of Laos, there is a growing sense that government officials are manipulating the lottery system. Drawings for the national lottery often show numbers that vanish from purchased tickets or are deemed unlucky by buyers, sources in the capital Vientiane told RFA’s Lao Service. For example, the number 509 appeared only as a five on tickets sold on Oct. 14—after large numbers of people sought to purchase tickets containing that number—before it reappeared as a three hours later.
In the 1960s, Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau sought to recover funds spent on the World’s Fair and a subway system by introducing a “voluntary tax.” While the federal Liberal government did not approve it, Drapeau claimed that his tax did not violate any laws. A Quebec appeal court disagreed, however, and ruled that his lottery did not comply with provincial law. The decision prompted the federal government to insert an amendment into an Omnibus Bill that would bring up-to-date some obsolete laws, including those relating to lotteries. Afterwards, Montreal’s lottery continued to operate. Today, Canada has four nationwide lotteries: the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island), Loto-Quebec (Quebec), Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (Ontario) and Western Canada Lottery Corporation (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Northwest Territories).