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Private business interests control the national lottery in Laos and manipulate the results to avoid large pay-outs, a source in the communist country told RFA’s Lao Service. For example, the winning number 509 appeared only as a 5 on tickets sold throughout the day of the drawing on Oct. 14 this year, even though many people sought to buy tickets with the number, which is associated in Laos with buffalo and regarded as unlucky. The business interests allegedly pay the government an annual concession fee, but no one inspects them.