A lottery is a game in which players have the chance to win a prize. Some prizes are money, while others are goods or services. The lottery is often used to raise funds for charitable causes. In some countries, governments regulate the lottery while in other countries the industry is largely unregulated. Lottery games are played by individuals and businesses as well as by groups such as churches.
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Lottery Online – a new way to play the lotto
The first official Internet lottery was launched in 1995. The International Lottery in Liechtenstein Foundation (ILLF) pioneered the Internet gaming industry and processed the first online lottery transaction. Today, ILLF operates many websites, referred to as the ILLF brands, and supports charitable projects domestically and internationally.
Laotian officials are rigging the country’s national lottery in order to avoid large pay-outs, sources in the communist nation tell RFA. Drawings have shown numbers that vanish from purchased tickets and that are deemed unlucky or unlikely to be selected. For example, the winning number 509 in a recent drawing appeared only as a five on tickets sold throughout the day of the drawing. It was later changed to a nine.
While lottery games are legal in Laos, the state-run Vietlott lottery has been criticized for its rigged drawings and high pay-outs. Some of the companies responsible for the lottery have connections to the ruling elite, a Lao citizen told RFA’s Lao Service. “The government should regain control of the national lottery,” he said. “Private business interests should not be responsible for it.”
The 1.3 billion-dollar jackpot won by a man in Portland, Oregon, has sparked a debate over whether the winner should take the lump sum or spread it out over 30 years. The winner, Cheng Saephan, is a 46-year-old immigrant from the Iu Mien ethnic group, who fled their homeland in Laos for Thailand and then settled in the United States after the Vietnam war. His victory has boosted the reputation of his community in the West Coast city and raised awareness about the Iu Mien, who are subsistence farmers and assisted American forces in the conflict. A photo of the lottery check he received has been widely circulated on social media. He is dividing the winnings with a friend and his wife. The two plan to buy a new house and to help relatives in Laos. The money will also allow them to travel. The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought the ticket at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in early April.