The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has
been described as the government's charity arm. It performs its work with
integrity, competence and professionalism. The PCSO was created by President
Manuel L. Quezon with his approval of Act 4130 in March 1935 to replace the
National Charity Sweepstakes.
In its humanitarian mission, the agency
engaged in charitable work with the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation, the
Philippine Tuberculosis Society and the Federation of Women's Clubs among the
first beneficiaries.
In September 1979 a new law was approved by the
Batasang Pambansa raising the PCSO's charity fund from 25 percent to 30 percent
of its net sales and reserving 55 percent for the prize fund and 15 percent for
its operating expenses.
Its primary goals are to finance health programs,
render medical assistance and services to the disadvantaged sectors of society
and perform charitable work. It is also mandated to develop community health
care in regional hospitals throughout the country through TB, cancer and
dialysis centers.
Faced with mounting health care commitments, the PCSO was
allowed to introduce new games, such as lotteries and lotto. This enabled it to
expand its services to victims of natural and man-made disasters such as the
Pinatubo eruption, the Ormoc disaster and the Ozone fire tragedy.
The PCSO
is mandated to perform its mission with a deep sense of accountability and
transparency in all its transactions.
In January 1995, a new equipment lease was signed with
Malaysia's Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad.
 PCSO to Launch Small-Town Lottery in
Eastern Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (January 26,
2010) -The small town lottery (STL) will operate in the region within the year,
a top official of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Eastern
Visayas has confirmed.....................Subscribers
Lotto Firm’s Sales
Climbed 18.5% to P7.69b Last Year
MANILLA, Philippines
(January 6, 2010) - Pacific Online Systems Corp., the online lottery system
provider of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in Visayas and Mindanao, said
Wednesday that total sales jumped 18.5 percent to P7.69 billion in 2009 from
P6.49 billion in 2008 due to the strong rollout of lotto
outlets..................Subscribers
Lottery Firm’s
Lotto Sales Beat Goal
MANILLA, Philippines (January 6,
2010) - Lotto sales of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the
Visayas and Mindanao rose sharply last year due mainly to the rollout of a
wider distribution network..................Subscribers
Player from Luzon Wins
P111 Million PCSO Lotto Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines
(December 29, 2009) -- Lady Luck has smiled upon a lone bettor who on Tuesday
night correctly guessed the winning combination to the 6/49 Super Lotto and its
cool P111 million jackpot......................Subscribers
Lotto Pot Expected To
Breach P100 Million
MANILA, Philippines (December 29, 2009)
- The jackpot for tonight’s draw of the popular Super Lotto 6/49 online
lottery will again breach the P100-million mark after no one won the draw last
Sunday night........................Subscribers
Committees Gives PCSO
Small Town Lottery Green Light
Dipolog City, Philippines
(October 21, 2009) -- After conducting two public hearings, the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan of Zamboanga del Norte has finally approved the resolution giving
permit to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to open and operate
Small Town Lottery (STL) in the province....................Subscribers
Online Lottery System
Provider Profits Up 85% as of End-September
MANILA,
Philippines (October 15, 2009) - The online lottery system provider of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao posted an
85% growth in profits for the first 9 months of the year, fueled by a
double-digit rise in core revenues.....................Subscribers
Lottery Firm Pins Growth
on New Game
MANILLA, Philippines (October 14, 2009) - Prime
Gaming Philippines, Inc. has joined fellow lotto equipment provider
Pacific Online Systems
Corp. in expressing optimism that a new lotto game being planned by
state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will lift profits
significantly next year.......................Subscribers
Lottery Equipment
Provider Sees Growth From 6/55
MANILA, Philippines (October
13, 2009) – According to local media source listed Pacific Online Systems
Corp. is welcoming a plan by state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) to phase out its Power Lotto and replace it with a game similar to three
other existing lotto games, saying this would greatly boost sales next
year....................Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office
Exceeds Targets
CEBU, Philippines (October 5, 2009) -- News
reported today that the growing number of lotto outlets in the Visayas and
Mindanao has allowed the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the
region to perform ahead of its sales targets at the end of the third
quarter........................Subscribers
Lone Player Strikes
P150-Million Super Lotto Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines
(August 31, 2009) -- A lone player from Luzon became an instant millionaire on
Sunday after all his numbers were drawn during the Super-Lotto 6/49
draw..............Subscribers
No Winner of
P114-Million PCSO SuperLotto Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines
(August 26, 2009) -- No one won the P114-million jackpot in the 6/49 SuperLotto
draw Tuesday night, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said
Wednesday...................Subscribers
PCSO Superlotto Reaches
P110 Million Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines (August 25, 2009)
-- The PCSO Superlotto 6/49 jackpot for August 25 is reportedly P110
million...................Subscribers
Pacific Online H1
Profits Rise On Record Lotto Sales
MANILA, Philippines
(August 7, 2009) -- News reports that the online lottery system provider of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao posted a
48% growth in profits during the first 6 months of the year, fueled by higher
lotto and instant scratch ticket sales....................Subscribers
Pacific Online Earnings
up 54% in Jan-May
MANILA, Philippines (June 29, 2009) --
Listed Pacific Online Systems
Corp., the exclusive lottery equipment provider of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao, reported that its
consolidated and unaudited net income for the first five months of the year
grew 54 percent to P108 million from the P70 million recorded in the same
period in 2008......................Subscribers
Call for Articles for
PCSO 75th Anniversary Coffee-Table Book
MANILA, Philippines
(June 15, 2009) -- To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is coming out in September 2009 with a coffee table
book that features seventy five authors of articles, essays, poems, stories,
scripts (play, radio play, teleplay), and/or photos......................Subscribers
PCSO’s SuperLotto
Jackpot May Reach P165Million
MANILA, Philippines (May 26,
2009) --Local news sources are advising people to expect longer-than-usual
lines at lotto outlets on Tuesday. The reason: The 6/49 Super Lotto jackpot is
estimated to hit P165 million for Tuesday night's
draw.....................Subscribers
PCSO Brings Back P75
Million Draw
MANILA, Philippines (May 2009) -- In its bid
to raise more revenues for charity, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has revived the traditional P75 million sweepstakes draw with the grand
draw slated on September 8, 2009.....................Subscribers
6/49 Super Lotto Jackpot
Breaches the P100-Million Mark for the Second Time This Year
MANILA, Philippines (May 19, 2009) -- After breaching the P100-million mark
for the second time this year, the prize for the 6/49 Super Lotto is expected
to get bigger as no one won the jackpot in Tuesday night's
draw.................Subscribers
Record-High Lotto Sales
Lift Operator’s Q1 Profits
MANILA, Philippines (May
14, 2009) -- The lotto operator of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) reported a 48-percent growth in net income for the first three months of
the year on the back of record-high lotto and instant scratch ticket
sales......................Subscribers
PCSO Executive Seeks
Tougher Legislation to Combat Illegal Gambling
TAGBILARAN
CITY, Bohol, Philippines (May 10, 2009) -- Citing the ease with which illegal
numbers game suspects post bail, the VisMin manager of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is urging lawmakers to pass a bill raising the bail
for such offenders..................Subscribers
PCSO
Reports 27 Lotto Millionaires From Negros; Winnings Reach P633-Million
Mark
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines (April 17, 2009) -- The
people of Negros Occidental have millions of reasons to smile. A total of 27
lucky residents of this southern province had joined the growing number of
Filipinos who became instant millionaires after winning the jackpot prizes of
lottery games managed by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO)..............Subscribers
P63-M Lotto Jackpot Won
MANILA, Philippines (April 8, 2009) – A lone player
won Tuesday’s Superlotto jackpot, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) ..................Subscribers
PCSO
Lotto Operator's Income Up 53% Despite Crisis
MANILA,
Philippines (April 3, 2009) -- The lotto operator of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Pacific
Online Systems Corp., said it generated gross revenues of P766 million last
year, a 53-percent growth from 2007...............Subscribers
Lotto
Sales Increase Amid Difficult Times
MANILA, Philippines
(March 24, 2009) -- Sales of the exclusive online lottery system provider of
the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the Visayas and Mindanao
are projected to grow by a fifth, or 20 percent from P6.49 billion, local media
sources reported Willy Ng Ocier, chairman and president of
Pacific Online Systems Corp., said
today..................Subscribers
PCSO
Rakes in P1Million Daily Sales in Mindanao
PHILIPPINES
(March 18, 2009) -- An average of P1 million in sales is generated per day from
lotto for the whole Mindanao the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
chief in Mindanao said................Subscribers
Lawmaker Moves to Outlaw Internet Gambling
MANILA, Philippines (March 10, 2009) -- A lawmaker has
proposed that gambling on the Internet be made illegal. The bill proposes to
make it illegal for people running a gambling operation to use the Internet or
any other interactive computer service to....................Subscribers
Governor Identifies Small Town Lottery
Irregularities
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (march 11,
2009) -- Small Town Lottery (STL) operators in Pampanga do not issue proper
receipts for bet payments or print serial numbers on bet tickets, Governor
Eddie Panlilio is reported as saying today..............Subscribers
PCSO
Hits Lotto Record Sales in February
MANILA, Philippines
(March 3, 2009) -- Pacific Online
Systems Corp., the exclusive provider of online lottery system of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes (PCSO) in the Visayas and Mindanao, is reported
to have told the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday that lotto sales in
February hit a new record high.................Subscribers
Local
Government Units Told They Have No Jurisdiction Over Small Town Lottery Because
it is a National Government Project
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO,
Philippines (February 20, 2009) – According to a local media report an
official of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said local
governments couldn’t stop Small Town Lottery (STL) operations in their
areas because it is a national government project.................Subscribers
Equipment Provider Sees Record Lotto Sales For
February
MANILA, Philippines (February 24, 2009) –
According to local media reports Pacific Online Systems Corp., the lone
online lottery equipment provider to the Philippines Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao, is eyeing record sales this month as loyal
lotto players and first-time jackpot chasers turned out in droves to buy that
winning ticket..................Subscribers
Two
Winners Hit P347-Million Record Super Lotto Jackpot
MANILA,
Philippines (February 22, 2009) -- There are two new lucky multi-millionaires
after Sunday’s draw of the record pot of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) 6/49 Super Lotto................Subscribers
Still
No Winner For Super Lotto, Pot at P174 Million
Super Lotto Online
Lottery Has Produced 155 Millionaires - PCSO
MANILA, Philippines
(February 12, 2009) – Luck still eluded the thousands of bettors in
Thursday's Super Lotto draw, after the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) determined no one has correctly guessed the six-digit winning
combination in the draw. PCSO spokesperson Larry Cedro said there is still no
winner in the Super Lotto draw, whose jackpot already hit
P174,247,300.80...................Subscribers
Pacific Online, PCSO in Tickets Deal
MANILA, Philippines (February 12, 2009) -- Lottery
equipment provider Pacific Online
Systems Corp. has signed an agreement with the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), its main client, to distribute 30 million instant
lottery tickets....................Subscribers
Economy Down; Lotto Sales Up
MANILA,
Philippines (February 1, 2009) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has recorded its biggest ever earnings in 2008 and, PCSO officials
reportedly expect Filipinos to continue to play lotto despite the huge odds
against winning..................Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office Expects Increase in Revenue As More People
Try Their Luck on Lotteries
MANILA, Philippines (January 30,
2009) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) expects an increase
in revenue this year as more people are expected to try their luck on the
online lottery as the economic crisis deepens............Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office Goes Full Blast On Super
Lotto
MANILA, Philippines (January 22, 2009) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has expanded the 6/49 Super Lotto
online lottery draws that has become extremely popular among lotto players and
generated the biggest jackpot prize ever.................Subscribers
New
Resolution vs Lotto Outlets to be Passed
MALAYSIA (January
16, 2009) -- The Multi-Sectoral Group (MSG), a movement opposed to all forms of
gambling in Baguio, is set to pass another resolution informing the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) about violations of its own rules,
regarding.................Subscribers
Philippine Gambling Firms Post Hefty Profits in
2008
MANILA, Philippines (January 15, 2009) -- Gaming firm
Pacific Online Systems Corp. told the stock exchange yesterday it had posted a
48% surge in revenues to P740 million last year due to the rollout of more
lottery terminals in the Visayas and Mindanao................Subscribers
Pacific Online's Revenues Up As It Installs New Lotto
Terminals
MANILA, Philippines (January 14, 2009) - Listed
Pacific Online Systems Corp., which
provides lottery equipment to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
in the Visayas and Mindanao, on Wednesday reported that its consolidated
revenues rose by nearly half last year..................Subscribers
Lotto
Will Survive Crisis - Firm
CEBU CITY, Philippines (December
21, 2008) - Since lottery is considered “recession-proof," the
challenge of being able to sell more lotto tickets is in coming up with better
products..................Subscribers
PCSO
Presents New Games, Calls For More Resellers
PHILIPPINES
(December 10, 2008) -- On the recent launching of its Instant Lotto Biglang
Panalo game, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) urged small and
medium enterprises to resell the product’s tickets and increase their
income. The new scratch sweepstakes game comes in two
variants:.................Subscribers
Pacific Online Revenues Soar As More Filipinos Play
Lotto
MANILA, Philippines (November 11, 2008) - The lotto
operator for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO),
Pacific Online Systems Corp., said
that its sales for the first ten months have already surpassed its full year
2007 revenues as more Filipinos....................Subscribers
Lottery System Provider Reports Nine Month Revenues Up 36%
MANILA, Philippines (October 4, 2008) --
Pacific Online Systems Corp., the
lone online lottery system provider in Visayas and Mindanao, said its revenues
in the first nine months of the year rose 36 percent, powered by new lotto
terminal openings and game offerings..............Subscribers
President Appoints Lakas Point Man to Join Lottery
Board
MANILA, Philippines (September 10, 2008) -- The ruling
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrat’s executive director has been named by
President Arroyo as the newest member of the board of directors of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).................Subscribers
Judge
Orders Arrest of former Lottery Officials for Libel
MANILA,
Philippines (September 1, 2008) -- A Quezon City judge has ordered the arrest
of former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Director Jose Alcuaz,
Jr., an outspoken critic of President Gloria Macapagal and former PCSO
corporate secretary Cirilo Avila for libel.............Subscribers
PCSO
Defies Order To Stop Lotto Operation
LEGAZPI CITY,
Philippines (August 25, 2008) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) is reported as saying it would not stop the operation of the small-town
lottery (STL) in Albay despite the order from the
Governor...................Subscribers
Power
Lotto Slow to Catch-On
PHILIPPINES (August 6, 2008) -- The
new online Power Lotto game of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PSCO), which targets higher income players with an initial jackpot prize of
P50 million, has not attracted the expected patrons after the game was
introduced to the public two months ago...................Subscribers
Court
Affirms Temporary Hire in Lottery
MANILA, Philippines (July
14, 2008) – The Court of Appeals has overturned the decision of the Civil
Service Commission disapproving the temporary appointment of an assistant
manager in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) Planning and
Production Department on the ground that the appointee is ineligible for the
position................Subscribers
Pacific Online to Sell More Lottery Scratch Cards
PHILIPPINES (July 11, 2008) -- Pacific Online Systems Corp.
said Friday it would sell additional lottery scratch cards worth P400
million.............Subscribers
SMARTPLAY Chosen For Launch Of Power
Lotto
EDGEWATER PARK, NJ (July 8, 2008) - The Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office ("PCSO") has introduced a new game called
“Power Lotto”. SMARTPLAY was chosen to supply the draw
machines by both Philippine Gaming Management Corporation ("PGMC") for Luzon
and the Pacific Online Systems Corporation ("POSC") for Visayas and
Mindanao....................Subscribers
Lawmaker Files Bill Seeking Creation of a National Gaming
Commission
MANILA, Philippines (June 30, 2008) -- A ranking
member of the House of Representatives is pushing for the creation of a
National Gaming Commission (NGC) that would oversee the supervision of
government-sanctioned gambling and gaming operations in the country to maximize
the State’s earnings from all legalized numbers’
games..................Subscribers
Lotto
Millionaires Club Now Has 1,500 Members
PHILIPPINES (June
20, 2008) – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes (PCSO) announced today
that members of so called the Lotto Millionaires Club, an association
of winners of lotto jackpots from P3 million to P249, now has
1,500 members.................Subscribers
PCSO
Launches Power Lotto
PHILIPPINES (June 17, 2008) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) officially launched yesterday
Power Lotto – dubbed as the most exciting online lottery game in the
country – with an initial...............Subscribers
PCSO
Urges Support for State-Sanctioned Lottery
PHILIPPINES --
The PCSO official urged government officials and the public to support only the
state-sanctioned small-town lottery (STL) and make sure that is not being used
as front for illegal lottery games...............Subscribers
Calls
For Small-Town Lottery Revenue Probe
PHILIPPINES (May 17,
2008) – Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairman, Sergio
Valencia, recently attended a hearing of the House committee on games and made
a presentation regarding the operations of the small-town lottery (STL) in the
country..................Subscribers
PCSO
to Launch Power Lotto June 2
MANILA, Philippines (May 5,
2008) -- The Philippine Charity and Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will launch its
new Power Lotto game in its 300 online betting stations nationwide beginning
June 2...............Subscribers
Lottery Confirms STL Franchise - Issues Certification to Gaming
Corp.
ANGELES CITY, Philippines (April 24, 2008) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), which holds the franchise of the
small-town lottery (STL), came to the aid of 33 STL employees who were charged
with operating the illegal numbers game “jueteng” after a city
government raid on an STL outlet.................Subscribers
State
Lottery and Gaming Corp Asked to Justify Advertising
Spend
PHILIPPINES (April 23, 2008) -- Officials of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the
Philippine Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) have been
summoned by the games and amusement panel in connection with a resolution for a
congressional inquiry into the advertising funds of the two state-run
firms.................Subscribers
Small-Town Lottery Dispute ‘Hots-Up’ with An Exchange
Of Gun Fire
ANGELES CITY, Philippines (April 22, 2008)
– The dispute between Lake Tahoe and the city government came to a head on
Tuesday when a security guard of Lake Tahoe Gaming Corporation, the operator of
the Small-Town Lottery (STL), reportedly fired at the city
government’s Task Force for ‘Anti-Illegal Gambling’
during a raid by the Task Force.................Subscribers
Lawmakers Question PCSO Launching of ‘Power
Lotto’
PHILIPPINES (April 23, 2008) -- At a
congressional hearing yesterday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) revealed it would start offering a minimum P50 million jackpot for a
weekly lotto draw with a minimum bet of P50, the ‘Daily
Tribune’ reported today.................Subscribers
"So
The Public May Know"
Lottery Announce Technical
Problem with Lotto Draw
MANILA, Philippines (April 17, 2008) --
Last Friday, April 11, 2008, during the conduct of our MegaLotto 6/45, a
technical problem occurred wherein the draw machine failed to release the
fourth (4th) ball being drawn to the holding chamber.................Subscribers
Coming Soon: Power Lotto
with P50-Million Minimum Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines (April
9, 2008) – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will
reportedly launch its new “Power Lotto” draw next month where the
minimum prize money starts at P50 million...............Subscribers
Court of Appeals Rules
Lottery Firm Can Continue to Operate in Angeles City
MANILA, Philippines (April 7, 2008) -- A gaming firm can continue running
the small town lottery (STL) in Angeles City while a lower court decides a
pending case on whether to shut it down completely, the Court of Appeals has
ruled.............Subscribers
Player Lands the Biggest
Lottery Jackpot in PCSO History
MANILA, Philippines (March
31, 2008) -- One bettor got very lucky Sunday night, when he or she correctly
guessed the six-digit winning combination in the Superlotto 6/49 draw for the
more than P249-million jackpot.................Subscribers
Super Lotto 6/49: Still
No Winner, Jackpot Reaches P216 Million
PHILIPPINES (March
28, 2008) -- There is still no new millionaire in the Super Lotto 6/49 draw of
the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday
night..................Subscribers
Council Votes to Revoke
STL Operators Permit
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines
(March 20, 2008) -- The City council approved a resolution requesting the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to revoke and stop renewing the
permit of a company to operate the small town lottery (STL) in Angeles
City.............Subscribers
Lottery Wants Police
Probe of New Version of Illegal Numbers Game
MANILA,
Philippines (March 24, 2008) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has reportedly asked PNP chief Avelino Razon to investigate an illegal
numbers game lottery in Nueva Ecija, which use the results of the PCSO’s
online Keno games...............Subscribers
Police Shut-Down PCSO
STL Franchise Holder in Angeles City
PHILIPPINES (March 19,
2008) -- Twenty-three employees of the Small Town Lottery (STL) were arrested
on Tuesday in a crack-down on illegal gambling operations in Angeles
City..........Subscribers
Lotto Jackpot May Breach
P200M For Next Draw
MANILA, Philippines (March 17, 2008)
-- With still no winners on Sunday of the P184.7 million 6/49 lotto jackpot,
hopeful bettors still have a shot at winning what the Philippine Charity
Sweeptakes Office (PCSO) describes its historic record-breaking
prize.................Subscribers
Huge Lotto Jackpot
Triples PCSO Visayas-Mindanao Revenues
CEBU CITY,
Philippines (March 13, 2008) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) tripled its revenue on Thursday in Visayas and Mindanao as thousands of
Filipinos trooped to online lottery betting outlets...............Subscribers
Lone Winner Hits
P100-Million Mega Lotto Jackpot - PCSO
MANILA, Philippines
(February 21, 2008) -- A ticket-holder of the mega-lotto game was the lone
winner in Wednesday night's "mega-lotto" draw, the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) ............Subscribers
INTRALOT Strengthens Its
Presence In The Philippines
ATHENS, Greece (February 19,
2008) -- INTRALOT has signed an
amendment of its current contract with
Pacific Online (POSC), the
entity that runs the games of the Philippines Charity Sweepstake (PCSO) in the
provinces of Visayas and Mindanao of the Philippines, for the supply of 300
additional terminals....................Subscribers
Board Criticizes PCSO
for Extension of Lottery Franchise Despite Irregularities
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (January 24, 2008) -- The Sangguniang
Panlalawigan of Albay has criticized the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) for granting the Pilipinas Pacific Rim Corp. (PPRC) a one-year extension
in operating the small-town lottery (STL)...............Subscribers
Palace Probes
Overprinting Of Sweepstakes Booklets
MANILA, Philippines
(January 24, 2008) – According to a report Malacañang said it is
investigating a complaint that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
overprinted 7,000 sweepstakes booklets for a special Christmas draw last
December 16, which reportedly greatly diminished the buyers' chances
of...............Subscribers
Four Split P133 Million
Superlotto Prize
MANILA, Philippines (January 21, 2008) --
One hundred thirty-three million pesos, tax-free, will be split among four
winners of the Superlotto 6/49 draw held on Sunday..............Subscribers
PCSO Denies Lotto Funds
Going to Palace
MANLA, Philippines (January 6, 2008) -- The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has dismissed as baseless,
speculation that the additional funds to be generated by the increase in ticket
price of its Super Lotto 6/49 game ticket.................Subscribers
Lottery Justifies Lotto
Price Increase
MANILA, Philippines (January 5, 2008) --
Malacañang is satisfied with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office’s (PCSO) explanation on why it doubled the price of its “Super
Lotto 6/49” tickets.............Subscribers
Palace Asks PCSO to
Explain Increase in Lotto Bet Ticket
PHILIPPINES (January
4, 2008) -- Malacañang yesterday asked the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to explain why it increased to P20 from P10 the price
of each bet for the 6/49 lotto draw.............Subscribers
State Lottery Doubles
Ticket Price of Lotto 6/49
MANILA, Philippines (January 4,
2008) -- The minimum bet for the Lotto 6/49 draw of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) held every Thursdays and Sundays doubled from P10 to
P20............Subscribers
Expansion Lifts Lotto
Operator’s Revenues
MANILA, Philippines (December 22,
2007) -- Pacific Online Systems
Corporation, the exclusive online lottery systems and terminal supplier of
state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the Visayas and
Mindanao announced that its revenues rose in November due to
..............Subscribers
Audit Finds Significant
“Deficiencies" in Connection with STL Operations
ILOILO CITY, Philippines (November 29, 2007) -- Significant
"deficiencies" were noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) on the
current operations of the Small Town Lottery (STL) run by the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)...........Subscribers
Uncovers Excessive Ad
Expenses, Unauthorized In-House Cash Gifts
ILOILO CITY,
Philippines (November 29, 2007) -- The Commission on Audit (COA) has discovered
over a billion in ‘questionable and questioned dealings’
concerning the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)..........Subscribers
PCSO Taps Pacific
Online for New Scratch Cards Game
MANILA, Philippines
(November 19, 2007) -- Lottery equipment provider
Pacific Online Systems Corp. said
Monday it was tapped by Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to print,
market and distribute 20 million scratch cards under four of its newest instant
ticket games..........Subscribers
Congressman Questions
Lottery’s Ads Spending
PHILIPPINES (November 4, 2007)
-- Catanduanes Representative Joseph Santiago has, in the past, assailed the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the state-run casino
operator, Pagcor, for spending hundreds of millions of pesos every year on
publicity........Subscribers
Aklan SP Defers Hearing
on Proposed Lotto Test Run
KALIBO, Aklan, Philippines
(October 8, 2007) -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan has deferred
to October 26 the public hearing on the proposed test run of the small town
lottery (STL) in the province..........Subscribers
Keep Your Non-Winning
Lotto Tickets and Have A Second Chance To Win!
PHILIPPINES
(September 17, 2007) -- On its 73rd anniversary celebration, the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) offers another exciting and easy game for
lotto bettors and text enthusiasts...........Subscribers
Court Issues Injunction
to Stop Illegal Closure of Small Town Lottery Operations
ANGELES CITY, Philippines (September 27, 2007) -- The Regional Trial Court
has issued a preliminary injunction against Mayor Francis Nepomuceno and three
others in connection with the alleged illegal closure of the Small Town Lottery
operations last month.........Subscribers
Prime's Profits Rise
17%
PHILLIPINES (September 24, 2007) -- Publicly listed
Prime Gaming Philippines, Inc. increased profits by 17% in the May-July period
mainly due to increased revenues of subsidiary...........Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office Sets
Moratorium on Small-Town Lottery Applications
THE
PHILIPPINES (September 23, 2007) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has announced that it is no longer accepting and processing new
applications for Small-Town Lottery (STL) agency pending a comprehensive review
of the project.............Subscribers
Appellate Court
Dismisses Lotto Case
MANILA, Philippines (September 16,
2007) -- --A couple lost their bid to claim more than P89 million from the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) after the Court of Appeals
dismissed their petition to overturn a lower court ruling against
them............Subscribers
STL Management to
Investigate Players' Allegation
THE PHILIPPINES (September
10, 2007) -- The president of Iloilo Small Town Lottery Gaming Corporation
(ISTLGC), a franchisee of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s STL,
has promised to investigate an allegation that an STL player was deprived
of................Subscribers
PCSO to Launch New
Text-Based Game That Gives Non-Winning Lotto Ticket Holders a Second Chance to
Hit the Jackpot
MANILA, Philippines (September 9, 2007) --
Pacific Online Systems Corp. and
Philippine Gaming Management Corp. (PGMC), the online lottery system providers
of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), will launch on
Tuesday a new text-based game...........Subscribers
Customs Officials Lay
Charges Over Importation of Lotto Bet Slips and Thermal Rolls
MANILA, Philippines (September 6, 2007) – The Bureau of Customs (BOC)
on Thursday filed a criminal case against company officials alleged to have
smuggled more than P58 million worth of bet slips and thermal
rolls..............Subscribers
PNP Seeking Increased
“Support” from Lottery Revenue
CAMP
OLIVAS, PAMPANGA, Philippines (August 20, 2007) -- The Philippine National
Police (PNP) is reportedly seeking a greater share of the proceeds of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) small town lottery
(STL)..........Subscribers
Gaming Company Asks
Court to Allow Consultant Leave to Travel to Cambodia for Lottery
Project
PHILIPPINES (August 17, 2007) – A private
gaming firm has asked the prosecutors office to allow well know Pilipino
businessman Charlie Ang leave to travel to Cambodia to work on a lotto
project..........Subscribers
Police Arrest Lottery
Franchisee Employees; STL Conflict Erupts
ANGELES City,
Philippines (August 10, 2007) – The Angeles City police on Wednesday
arrested 62 employees of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s
(PCSO) local small-town lottery (STL) franchise holder for allegedly operating
the illegal numbers lottery game jueteng............Subscribers
President Bows to Public
Opinion; Lotto Price Hike Shelved
MANILA, Philippines
(August 12, 2007) -- President Macapagal-Arroyo is reported to have stopped a
plan to increase prices of lotto tickets by 100 percent.............Subscribers
Legality of Small Town
Lottery Challenged
ANGELES CITY, Philippines (August 4,
2007) – Angeles City Mayor, Francis Nepomuceno, is reported to have
advised the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) that he deemed the
Small Town Lottery (STL) operations to be illegal........Subscribers
A Lotto More
Expensive
PHILIPPINES (July 31, 2007) -- The Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office will increase the minimum lotto bet to P20 effective
August 15........Subscribers
STL Generates P1.5
Billion in Revenues for Government
PHILIPPINES (August 1,
2007) -- The government owned lottery operator, the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office, has raised P1.594 billion in gross sales from the small
town lottery............Subscribers
Rumours of Illegal
Lottery’s Return Denied
PHILIPPINES (July 26, 2007)
– Rumours that the illegal underground lottery ‘jueteng’ has
resurfaced on an even bigger scale have been denied by......Subscribers
Lottery’s Plan to
Double Lotto Ticket Price Criticized
MANILA, Philippines
(July 29, 2007) – Manuel Morato, a director of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office is reported to be concerned at the doubling of the ticket
price (game panel) for all on-line jackpot games..........Subscribers
Scratch-Card Game Seen
To Overtake Lotto Sales
PHILIPPINES (July 10, 2007) -- A
new scratch-card game may overtake lotto ticket sales in the next few years,
proponents of the latest Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) game of
chance.........Subscribers
Court of Appeals Denies
Lotto Ticket Claim
MANILA, Philippines (July 09, 2007)
– The Court of Appeals has rejected the claim of a couple that they owned
the ticket that won the P46-million Mega Lotto prize in 2005.........Subscribers
PCSO to Generate P200M
Revenue From Scratch Card Game
PHILIPPINES (July 9, 2007)
-- Government-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is targeting
P200 million in revenue for the first nationwide run of its Scratch Card Game
from July to December........Subscribers
Lawmaker Seeks Probe on
Ad Spending By Government Gaming Monopolies
PHILIPPINES
(July 5, 2007) -- A BICOL legislator on Sunday asked for a congressional
inquiry into what he described as lavish spending habit of the Philippine
Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on
advertisements despite their virtual monopolies in the industry...........Subscribers
State Lottery Taps
Pacific Online Systems to Distribute Scratch Card Game
PHILIPPINES (June 25, 2007) – The state-owned Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has reportedly tapped listed lottery systems provider
Pacific Online Systems Corp. as
master distributor of the PCSO scratch card game to be launched next
month............Subscribers
PCSO Jackpot of P127
Million Won by Ticket Purchased in Cebu
CEBU CITY,
Philippines (June 4, 2007) -- Someone from Cebu won the P126.88 million lotto
jackpot prize drawn on Sunday. The lucky player relied on a computer to pick
the winning number combinations..........Subscribers
Lottery Now Under DOH
Supervision, Officials Clarify
PHILIPPINES (May 31, 2007)
-- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is now under the
supervision of the Department of Health (DOH). This was announced by CHD
regional director Purita Danga recently...........................Subscribers
Lottery Supplier Accused
of Violating Import Regulations
But Questions Are Being Asked, Is it a case
of Harassment? Or is There a Hidden Agenda
MANILA,
Philippines (May 23, 2007) -- Mark Sensing Phils. Inc. (MSPI), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Mark Sensing Australia Pty Ltd., has reportedly been doing
business with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for many
years........................Subscribers
Complaint Filed with
Ombudsman’s Office Over Lottery Contract, Two Senior Lottery Executives
Accused of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
MANILA, Philippines (May 18, 2007) -- Two senior officials of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) were the subjects of a complaint
filed before the Office of the Ombudsman...............Subscribers
President Transfers
Lottery Supervision to DOH
MANILA, Philippines (May 9,
2007) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued on Wednesday Executive Order
(EO) No. 621 placing the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) under the
supervision and control of the Department of
Health..............................Subscribers
Lottery Equipment Lessor
IPO Update
Pacific
Online Systems Corp. (POSC), the equipment lessor of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the Visayas and Mindanao, is offering to the
public 11.8 million new and 28 million existing common shares in an initial
public offering (IPO) that started on March 28............................Subscribers
Lottery Supplier Sees
Growth From New Terminals and Expansion to New Areas
MANILA, Philippines (April 2, 2007) -- Pacific Online Systems, the lottery
systems and terminal supplier of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao, expects a significant rise in sales with the
deployment of new terminals and introduction of a new
game.........................Subscribers
Lottery Sponsors
"Tongkantangto" Band Search
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines
(March 27, 2007) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) invites
young and aspiring bands with original song compositions centered on the PCSO
theme "Pagkakaisa sa Kawanggawa" or "Unity in Charity" to the
"Tongkantangto" Band Search.............................Subscribers
Lottery Revenue Not
Covered by Poll Ban
LUCENA CITY, Philippines (February 24,
2007) – Revenue derived from Local government’s share of the small
town lottery (STL) operations is not covered by the election ban, according to
the head of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) legal
department.........................Subscribers
Lottery Official Calls
on Police to Counter the Resurgence of Illegal Numbers Game
LUCENA CITY, Philippines (February 16, 2007) -- A Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) official has reportedly appealed to the National
Police, as well as local officials in the province to counter the resurgence of
‘jueteng.’................................Subscribers
Lottery System Provider
Files Application to List Shares
MANILA, Philippines
(February 12, 2007) -- Pacific Online Systems Corp., the exclusive online
lottery system provider of state-owned Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao, has filed an application to sell shares to the
public.........................Subscribers
Lottery Operator Sues
Police for Allegedly Harassing Its Employees
THE
PHILIPPINES (January 15, 2007) -- Police have reportedly filed a case against
the operator of the small town lottery (STL) in Ilocos Norte, accusing the firm
of using the government-run project to operate the illegal numbers game
jueteng.........................Subscribers
Additional Terminals
Responsible for PCSO Regional Revenues Exceeding 2006 Target
PHILIPPINES (January 10, 2007) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has reportedly exceeded its 2006 revenue target for Visayas and Mindanao
by .........................Subscribers
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