Lottery Online
Lotteries are popular games of chance, with prizes often including cash or merchandise. They can be conducted by state, provincial or local governments, private companies or non-profit groups. Many countries have laws governing how lottery prizes may be used and who may operate them. Some of these laws prohibit certain types of games, such as games of skill where the outcome is determined by a player’s ability. Others have more relaxed regulations and some even allow online participation.
The Internet has revolutionized the way we play lottery games. The number of Internet sites offering these games has increased dramatically. Some of these websites offer free tickets in exchange for viewing advertisements and some charge a premium on the base ticket price. These sites are regulated by various national gambling bodies and can be a safe way to play lottery online.
Laos Lotto Hanoi Lotto
Government officials in the communist nation of Laos are rigging the country’s national lottery drawing system, sources tell RFA. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, say that private business interests have a strong hold over the lottery’s operations and manipulate winning numbers to avoid large pay-outs. They also allege that the national lottery’s website is frequently out of service and that access to winning numbers disappears on purchased tickets before a drawing. For example, on Oct. 14 this year, the number 09 appeared only as 5 on tickets purchased throughout the day of that day’s drawing despite many Lao buyers seeking to purchase tickets containing the lucky number, the source told RFA.
In Canada, buying a lottery ticket was illegal until 1967 when the federal Liberal government introduced a special law (an Omnibus Bill) to bring up-to-date several obsolete laws including the one relating to lotteries. The Omnibus Bill was sponsored by then-Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau.
In Vietnam, the country’s state-run lottery company Vietlott announced that two customers will share Thursday’s jackpot of VND314.1 billion (US$12.4 million). The winners are from Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. The winning tickets were sold in these cities as well as in a few neighboring provinces. The jackpot was the second largest in Vietlott history. The company has conducted ten jackpots since its launch in 2004. In the past, the company’s jackpots have ranged from VND10 million to more than VND1 trillion. The previous record was set in June this year when the jackpot reached VND5 trillion ($2.2 billion). That was the second-largest prize in Vietlott’s history.