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THAILAND
LOTTERY NEWS - 2002
Online Numbers Lottery to be in Place
by
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 13, 2002) -- The Director
of the Government Lottery Office (GLO) Chaiwat Pasokpakdi said
yesterday that online lottery tickets are expected to be on
sale by..........................Subscribers
Police Say Lottery May Have Been Manipulated
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 29, 2002) - Police believe the
October 16 lottery result may have been compromised, but they
have no proof.....................Subscribers
Phone-In Competitions Ruled Illegal
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 8, 2002) -- The Council of State
has outlawed TV phone-in competitions that encourage viewers
to predict the results of football matches, saying both broadcasters
and gamblers may be prosecuted. In the absence of a special
ministerial ruling, the council has ruled the phone-ins constitute
a violation of the Gambling Act. Individuals responsible for
broadcasting the 1900 phone-in numbers, or taking part in the
competitions faced penalties of up to one year in prison and/or
a 1,000-baht fine. A House sub-committee began monitoring gambling
on football matches in the run-up to the World Cup in June after
predicting it would become a major social problem. SOURCE: Compiled
by LI staff from local media reports.
Lottery Vendor Hits Jackpot with Unusual
Ticket Display CHIANG RAI, Thailand (October 1, 2002)
-- An enterprising lottery vendor has attracted considerable
attention by displaying his wares as two-metre-long ...................Subscribers
Government Gearing Up To Compete With Underground Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (September 15, 2002) - The Government
Lottery Office (GLO) is gearing up to begin competing with underground
lottery operators, and will offer bets on variations of ......................Subscribers
Government Will Use Vending Machines to Defeat Illegal Lottery
Industry
BANGKOK, Thailand (August 21, 2002) -- The Government Lottery
Office (GLO) intends to take on the underground lottery industry
next year with the launch of a new 'numbers' game..................Subscribers
GLO Commissions Research into Possibility of Legalising Underground
Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 14, 2002) - The Thai Government is taking
another look at whether to "take on" the very
lucrative underground lottery industry................Subscribers
Underground Lotteries Maintain Local Political Machines
BANGKOK, Thailand 9June 30, 2002) -- Government Lottery Office
(GLO) officials are currently studying the potential of a new
online lottery system as a means of boosting revenue and eliminating
competition from underground lotteries....................Subscribers
Bank Shelves Savings Lottery Ticket Plan
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 26, 2002) -- The Government Savings
Bank has shelved a plan to issue new savings lottery tickets
for retired depositors in light of the cabinet's recent agreement
to issue new bonds to refinance debt of the Financial Institutions
Development Fund. The state bank had previously announced it
would launch a new lottery programme offering annual interest
rates ranging from 3-4% to raise up to 20 billion baht in fresh
funds. GSB officials fear that the launch of new lottery tickets
now would cause confusion among depositors and potentially cut
interest in the new savings bonds. SOURCE: Compiled by LI staff
from local media reports.
Voters Distracted by World Cup and Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 15, 2002) - Bangkok residents are likely
to be too distracted by the World Cup, horse-racing and lotteries
to vote in upcoming city and district council elections, a report
said Saturday. City hall had revised its prediction of voter
turnout downwards from 50% to 40% for the Sunday elections,
in which voting is not compulsory, the Bangkok Post reported.
A spokesman for the Democrats, one of the parties fielding candidates
said that many of its supporters would be preoccupied with the
fortnightly official and underground lottery results, with the
winning numbers drawn Sunday, he told the daily.
SOURCE: Compiled by LI staff from local media reports.
Lottery Ticket Sellers Protest Against
the Introduction of Online Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 11, 2002) -- Disabled lottery
vendors rallied in protest against the planned introduction
of online lottery terminals................Subscribers
Government Lottery Plans to Copy Underground
Gambling System
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 30, 2002) -- The Government is on the
verge of approving a revolutionary plan to combat the country's
underground lottery networks.................Subscribers
Lottery Office Ready to Run a Football Betting Service
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 22, 2002) -- Thailand's Government Lottery
Office (GLO) Chairman announced yesterday that the GLO may accept
football bets during the World Cup tournament...................
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Academics Call For Underground Lotteries
to be Legalised BANGKOK, Thailand (May 4, 2002) -- A
group of academics have called for the country's underground
lotteries to be legalised and................... Subscribers
If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 16, 2002) -- If you can't beat them,
join them. According to local news sources this is the logic
being discussed by Government Lottery Office (GLO) officials
in their latest attempt to curb the spread of underground lotteries...................
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Online Lotto Could Bring Many Benefits
and Force Underground Lotteries Out of Business
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 7, 2002) -- Thailand's Government
Lottery Office (GLO) is reviving a decades-old proposal to sell
Lotto through computerised selling terminals. The move is part
of efforts................ Subscribers
Lottery Introduces New Rules and Drawing
Equipment
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 1, 2002) -- Thailand's Government Lottery
Office (GLO) will introduce its new rules and equipment when
the lottery is drawn this afternoon. The new equipment includes....................
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Lottery Survey Results Released
HONG KONG (March 29, 2002) -- The results of a telephone
survey of 943 employed adults, randomly chosen from around the
island, and titled Work & Money, has found....................
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Lottery Wants to Revive Proposals to
Introduce Online System
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 1, 2002) -- According to local news
sources Thailand's Government Lottery Office (GLO) wants to
revive proposals to introduce an online lottery to eliminate................Subscribers
Two Senior Lottery Officials Face Dismissal
Over Dereliction of Duty
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 29, 2002) -- According to domestic
news sources a panel investigating the manipulation of the June
1 Government Lottery Office (GLO) lottery draw says two senior
lottery officials may be dismissed for dereliction of duty....................Subscribers
Court Hearing of Lottery Case Delayed
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 18, 2002) -- The examination of witnesses
in the case of the alleged tampering of a Government Lottery
Office (GLO) lottery draw has been delayed until the end of
this month, while..................Subscribers
Conspiracy Charge Dropped Against Alleged
Mastermind of Rigged GLO Draw
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 10, 2002) -- According to
local news sources the alleged mastermind behind the rigging
of a Government Lottery Office (GLO) lottery draw, might escape
the................Subscribers
Government Lottery Office Officials Facing Possible Fraud Charges
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 8, 2002) -- As Lottery Insider
reported yesterday two Government Lottery Office (GLO) officials
are facing possible fraud charges for...............Subscribers
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