Thailand occupies the western half of the Indochinese
peninsula and the northern two-thirds of the Malay Peninsula in southeast Asia.
Its neighbors are Burma (Myanmar) on the north and west, Laos on the north and
northeast, Cambodia on the east, and Malaysia on the south. Thailand is about
the size of France.
 Government Lottery Director
Resigns
BANGKOK, Post (July 2, 2009) – News sources
reported that Director-general of the Government Lottery Office (GLO) Wanchai
Surakul handed his resignation to finance permanent secretary and chairman of
the GLO board Sathit Limphongphan on Thursday morning.................Subscribers
Lottery Chief Mulls Tendering
Resignation
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 1, 2009) - Government
Lottery Office (GLO) director-general Wanchai Surakul is considering leaving
the agency following the continuing controversy over the long-delayed online
lottery scheme......................Subscribers
Minister Says the Re-introduction of
Lotteries in the State is “His Personal Idea”
BANGLORE, India (June 30, 2009) – News sources reported today that the
Minister for Lottery and Small Savings, K Shivanagowda Nayak, said the
'Re-introduction of lottery in State is my personal idea and not of the
government"..................Subscribers
Public Hearing on Online Lotto Set For
July 10th
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 30, 2009) -- The
Government Lottery Office (GLO) will hold a public hearing on July 10 to take
opinions on the planned launch of online lottery ticket
sales...................Subscribers
Lottery Sellers Oppose
Online Lottery, Fear Job Loses
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 24,
2009) - local news sources reported that more than 200 lottery sellers,
many of them disabled, gathered in front of the Democrat party head office on
Wednesday....................Subscribers
Council of State to
Recheck Lottery's Legality
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 23,
2009) -- The Finance Ministry has reportedly asked the Council of State to
reinvestigate whether the online-lottery scheme violates any laws. It also
plans further research into the social impact, which would effectively lead to
a further delay in the two- and three-digit lottery
scheme.....................Subscribers
Government Lottery
Office Presses for Online Lotto Go-Ahead
BANGKOK, Thailand
(June 22, 2009) -- Government Lottery Office (GLO) Director Wanchai Surakul
said on Monday that he would seek a discussion with the agency's chairman,
Sathit Limpongpun who is also Finance Ministry's permanent secretary, on the
proceeding with the online lottery scheme...................Subscribers
Poll Finds Support For
Online Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 19, 2009) –
According to reports an opinion poll by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University has
found that the majority of people, or 60.24 per cent, support the online
lottery, reasoning that it would generate income for the state to use in
developing the country and solve the problem of the underground lottery.
......................Subscribers
On-Again-Off-Again --
GLO Asked To Review Online Lottery Scheme
BANGKOK, Thailand
(June 18, 2009) - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva insists his government does
not encourage people to gamble and is sill weighing the benefits and drawbacks
of launching the online lottery.....................Subscribers
Online Lottery Moves
Closer; Deputy Prime Endorses Online Lotto Scheme
BANGKOK,
Thailand (June 17, 2009) -- Deputy Prime Minister Pradit Patraprasit on
Wednesday announced that he already endorsed the Government Lottery Office's
plan to issue online lottery...................Subscribers
Online Lottery Talks
Next Week
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 16, 2009) -- Government
Lottery Office (GLO) Director Wanchai Surakul said on Tuesday he will seek a
meeting with Sathit Limpongphan, the new permanent secretary for finance, next
week to discuss introducing the long-stalled online
lottery......................Subscribers
Special Lotteries to
Fund Three Construction Projects
BANGKOK, Thailand (June
11, 2009) – One of Thailand’s leading newspaper reported yesterday
that Deputy BMA Governor Theerachon Manomaipibul said a meeting with financial
experts yesterday had set two guidelines. One was that the BMA would issue 24
rounds of a special lottery to fund the construction of Bang Khunthien
Hospital, the senior people's home and a homeless people's shelter in Nakhon
Pathom's Nakhon Chaisi district......................Subscribers
Permanent Secretary to
Oversee Online Lottery Program, GLO in Top Five Revenue
Contributors
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 5, 2009) --
According to local media sources Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij will soon
meet with permanent secretary Sathit Limpongpan to discuss economic
pump-priming measures and the direction of state enterprises Krung Thai Bank,
Thai Airways International and the Government Lottery Office (GLO).
.........................Subscribers
Sellers Demand End to
Delay in Launching Online Lottery Project
BANGKOK, Thailand
(May 12, 2009) -- A group of lottery sellers filed a complaint with the
National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Tuesday, accusing Finance
Minister Korn Chatikavanij of neglecting the online lottery
project.........................Subscribers
Online Lotto Vendors
Pressure Government for Green Light
BANGKOK, Thailand (May
6, 2009) – According to local media reports two-and three-digit lotto
vendors on Wednesday submitted a petition to Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij
at the Finance Ministry, asking the ministry to speed up the long-delayed
online lotto scheme......................Subscribers
GLO Can Resume Sales of
Digit Lotto But Profit 'MUST' Go To State
BANGKOK, Thailand
(April 21, 2009) -- The Council of State says the Government Lottery Office
(GLO) can re-launch the two- and three-digit lottery scheme if revenues from
ticket sales go to the state....................Subscribers
2 & 3 Digit Lotto to
Resume Distribution in 45 Days If Approved by Cabinet
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 20, 2009) -- The Government Lottery Office (GLO)
says it is ready to release the two-and-three digit lotto distribution again in
45 days if the Cabinet gives it the go-ahead..................Subscribers
Finance Minister Says the Government Would Go Ahead With Its
Online Lottery Project Under the Lottery Act
BANGKOK,
Thailand (March 24, 2009) – According to local media reports the
government is planning to use proceeds from the former digit-lottery sales to
fund economic stimulus measures..................Subscribers
Government Lottery Office Backs Government Online Lottery
Plan
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 20, 2008) -- The online
lottery should go ahead, the board of the Government Lottery Office (GLO)
decided yesterday................Subscribers
Government Ready to Compromise Over Lottery
Launch
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 12, 2008) -- The Ministry
of Finance is ready to accept Loxley’s two-billion-baht lawsuit against
the Government Lottery Office (GLO) if it fails to launch the new online
lottery within the next 30 days, Finance Minister Suchart Thadathamrongvej is
reported to have said on Wednesday.....................Subscribers
Government Lottery Office Threatened With B2bn Lawsuit Unless
Lottery Launched
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 12, 2008) --
Loxley yesterday is reported to have threatened to file a two-billion-baht
lawsuit against the Government Lottery Office (GLO) if it fails to launch the
new online lottery within the next 30 days....................Subscribers
Council of State Says Online Lotteries Can be
Distributed
BANGKOK, Thailand (September 27, 2008) - The
Secretary-General of the Office of the Council of State, Ms. Pornthip Jala,
says the Council of State has ruled that the distribution of two- and
three-digit online lotteries is not illegal................Subscribers
Launch of New Online Digit Lottery Put Off
Indefinitely
BANGKOK, Thailand (September 3, 2008) -- The
launch of the online digit lottery, scheduled for September 17, has been
deferred indefinitely...............Subscribers
2 - 3 Digit Lotteries
Open To The Market on October 1
BANGKOK, Thailand (August
21, 2008) -- Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee
says the first lot of 2 – 3 digit lotteries will be distributed on October
1st.............Subscribers
Cabinet OKs Charity Lottery
BANGKOK,
Thailand (August 4, 2008) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the plan to print
charity lottery worth Bt638.6 million...............Subscribers
Supreme Court Accepts Lottery Case
BANGKOK,
Thailand (July 28, 2008) – The Supreme Court accepted Monday to hear the
two-and-three-digit lottery case filed by...............Subscribers
Lottery Sellers With Disabilities Concerned About Online
Plan
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 8, 2008) -- The network of
people with disabilities voiced their concerns on Tuesday about the
government's online lottery plan, saying it would destroy the lottery-selling
system and..................Subscribers
New
Version of Two- and Three-Digit Lotteries Would Resolve Ticket Sellers
Concerns
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 4, 2008) – Finance and
Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Suebwonglee on Friday, in response to a protest
by a group of handicapped lottery ticker sellers, said he believed the planned
issuance of a new version of two- and three-digit lotteries could solve the
problem on sales of overpriced lotteries and ease the demand for a quota
increase...................Subscribers
Disabled ask Government to Scrap Online Lottery
Plan
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 17, 2008) -- More than 200
disabled people gathered in front of the residence of Prime Minister on Tuesday
to call on the government to stop selling lottery online as that would make
them jobless................Subscribers
New
Lottery to be Launched in September
BANGKOK, Thailand (May
23, 2008) -- The two- and three-digit lottery will be relaunched in September,
with sales at stalls and from vending machines.............Subscribers
DPM
to Discuss 2-3 Digit Lotteries with Lottery Office, Announcement Concerning
Selection of a New GLO Director Expected Soon
BANGKOK,
Thailand (may 19, 2008) -- The Deputy Prime Minister announced that he will
discuss legal issues of the distribution of the two- and three-digit lotteries
with the Government Lottery Office (GLO) next week................Subscribers
Finance Ministry set to Relaunch Digit
Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 17, 2008) -- The Finance
Ministry is set to go ahead with its plan to relaunch a new version of the two-
and three-digit lottery scheme as........................Subscribers
2-3 Digit Lottery
Dealers Urge Government to Quickly Authorize Lottery
Distribution
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 2, 2008) -- Chairman of
the Digit Lotto Dealer Association, Thawat Sathitwithaya, reports that he has
submitted a letter to the Finance Minister to ask for the government to
expedite the process of authorizing the distribution of two- and three-digit
lotteries.................Subscribers
Judge Selected to
Preside Over Lottery Case
BANGKOK, Thailand (March 25,
2008) --Judge Rungroj Ruenroengwong would preside over the graft trial on the
lottery case involving 47 defendants, including former prime
minister.................Subscribers
Former PM and Finance
Minister to be Charged in Connection with Lottery Legalisation Case
Today
BANGKOK, Thailand (March 10, 2008) – According
to a published report in local media source the Assets Examination Committee
(AEC) is expected today to sue former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 46
fellow defendants over alleged abuse-of-power and graft charges relating to the
government's decision in 2003 to introduce the two- and three-digit
lotteries.............Subscribers
Government to Discuss
Distribution of 2-3 Digit Lotteries With Lottery Office Next
Week
BANGKOK, Thailand (March 3, 2008) -- Deputy Minister
and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee says he will discuss the revival of
the two- and three-digit lotteries with the Government Lottery Office (GLO)
next week.................Subscribers
Prime Minister Considers
Making 'LOTTO' Legal
BANGKOK, Thailand (March 3, 2008) --
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday reportedly told his weekly radio and
television audience he would move to legalise gambling................Subscribers
AEC to Draft Case
Against 2 and 3 Digit Lottery by 3rd of March
BANGKOK,
Thailand (February 19, 2008) -- Spokesman of the Assets Examination Committee
(AEC) Sak Kosaengruang revealed that of attorneys from the Lawyer Council of
Thailand has submitted a list of 12 lawyers and one paralegal.............Subscribers
AEC to Go it Alone in
Lottery Case
BANGKOK, Thailand (February 2, 2008) -- The
Assets Examination Committee (AEC) would bypass the Office of the Attorney
General and prosecute former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for graft
relating to the now stalled two and three digit lotteries...............Subscribers
Lottery Inquiry Needs
More Time, Says OAG
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 19, 2008) --
The Office of the Attorney-General has decided to delay its decision on the
Assets Scrutiny Committee's proposal to indict 47 former cabinet members and
state executives in connection with the launch of the two- and three-digit
lottery scheme............Subscribers
Lottery Panel Decision
Contradicts Findings of the ASC
BANGKOK, Thailand (January
15, 2008) -- The Office of the Attorney-General's two-and-three digit lottery
panel has decided to indict a number of people who clearly stood to benefit
from the digit lottery scheme...............Subscribers
Disabled Lottery
Vendors Seek Fairer Allocation of Lottery Quota
BANGKOK,
Thailand (December 28, 2007) -- The council of disabled lottery vendors
recently rallied in front of the Ministry of Finance, requesting the government
to fairly allocate the lottery quota.........Subscribers
Lottery Ticket Vendors
Hope a Samak Government Would Restart the Two- and Three-Digit Lottery
ASAP
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 27, 2007) -- Former two-
and three-digit lottery sellers have welcomed the People Power party’s
(PPP) victory in the December 23 election..............Subscribers
ASC Passes on Report
Concerning Lottery Scheme
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 22,
2007) -- The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) yesterday forwarded eight boxes of
investigation reports on the two- and three-digit lottery case to public
prosecutors..................Subscribers
Lottery Bill was a Tough
Decision
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 18, 2007) -- The
decision to legalise the two- and three-digit lottery was among the toughest
the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has had to make...............Subscribers
Lottery Case to go to
Public Prosecutors
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 11, 2007) --
The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) yesterday agreed to forward the two and
three-digit lottery case to public prosecutors for the indictment of 30 members
of the Thaksin Shinawatra cabinet.................Subscribers
AEC to Forward 2-3
Digit Lottery Case to Prosecutors
BANGKOK, Thailand
(December 4, 2007) -- The subcommittee investigating the two- and three-digit
lottery case chaired by Udom Fuangfung will request a meeting between the
Assets Examination Committee (AEC) to forward results of the investigation to
prosecutors...............Subscribers
Decision Today on
Whether to File Lottery Charges
BANGKOK, Thailand (December
3, 2007) -- The Assets Examination Committee (AEC) panel investigating
irregularities in the two- and three-digit lotteries will today decide on
whether to file a complaint against..................Subscribers
Lottery Law Will be
Decided by the Next Government
BANGKOK, Thailand (December
1, 2007) -- The future of the controversial two- and three-digit lotteries will
be decided by the next government...............Subscribers
Minority Group Still
Trying to Overturn Lottery Legislation
BANGKOK, Thailand
(November 29, 2007) -- A group of National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members
opposed to the Government Lottery Office (GLO) Act amendment bill will continue
their efforts to overturn the legislation, despite it being approved yesterday
by a majority vote.............Subscribers
New Lottery Authorized
by NLA
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 28, 2007) -- The
National Legislative Assembly (NLA) passed the two- and three-digit lottery
bill on its third reading................Subscribers
Former Prime Minister
and 46 Others Indicted For Launching Two- And Three-Digit
Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 24, 2007) -- The
Assets Examination Commission (AEC) on November 22 indicted former prime
minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 46 others, including most of his Cabinet
members for their joint decision to launch the controversial two- and
three-digit lottery in 2003................Subscribers
Amending Lottery Bills
to be Merged
Legislation 1974 Lottery Act
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 1, 2007) – As reported the National
Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday agreed in principle to a second bill
amending the 1974 Government Lottery Office (GLO) Act. The NLA voted 48 to one
to approve the principles of the bill..............Subscribers
Supreme Administrative
Court Rejects Lottery Trader’s Claim
BANGKOK, Thailand
(October 20, 2007) -- The Supreme Administrative Court yesterday threw out a
complaint from a two- and three-digit lottery trader claiming that the
cancellation of the lottery had caused him financial
damage....................Subscribers
Plans to Reintroduce
Two- And Three-Digit Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 22,
2007) -- The controversial two- and three-digit lottery made popular by the
previous Government is set to return.......................Subscribers
NLA Member Expresses
Concern Over Government Lottery Office Bill
BANGKOK,
Thailand (October 17, 2007) -- Chairman of the subcommittee on the disabled
under the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), Wiriya Namsiriphongphan, says he
is concerned that the Government Lottery Office (GLO) bill may affect
...............Subscribers
Vending Machines For
Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 12, 2007) -- The
Finance Ministry is considering whether the revived government two- and
three-digit lotteries should be sold through sales agents as before or through
vending machines..................Subscribers
Lottery Bill Passes
First Phase
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 11, 2007) -- The
National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday passed in the first hearing a new
bill granting the operation of the controversial two and three digit
lottery..................Subscribers
Prime Minister Supports
2-, 3-Digit Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 5, 2007) --
Sangsit Piriyarangsan, chairman of the finance committee of the National
Legislative Assembly, claimed Friday that Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont
supported the call for the government to...............Subscribers
Loxley Enlists Online
Lottery Vendors to Assist Direct-Sales Unit
BANGKOK,
Thailand (September 11, 2007) -- Loxley Trading Group, part of the Loxley
Group, plans to utilise more than 8,000 online lottery vendors to help
distribute products from its newly established direct-sales
unit................Subscribers
Former PM Submits
Testimonies in Lotteries Case to AEC
BANGKOK, Thailand
(September 7, 2007) -- Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has assigned
his lawyer to submit testimonies in the two- and three-digits lotteries case to
the Assets Examination Committee (AEC).........................Subscribers
Lottery Sellers Demand
Finance Ministry Solve Lottery Problems
BANGKOK, Thailand
(August 8, 2007) -- A group of two- and three-digit lottery sellers has formed
an association which has submitted a document to Finance Minister requesting
that the government resolve the lottery distribution
problems.......................Subscribers
NLA Considers Bill to
Change Who Controls Government Lottery Office
BANGKOK,
Thailand (August 8, 2007) -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will today
consider a bill that will radically change the Government Lottery Office (GLO),
and place the agency under the control of the Social Development and Human
Security Ministry instead of the Finance
Ministry.............................Subscribers
National Gambling
Control Commission to be Established
BANGKOK, Thailand
(August 6, 2007) -- The Social Development and Human Security Ministry will ask
the Cabinet to establish the National Gambling Control
Commission...............................Subscribers
New Privatisation
Curbs
THAILAND (July 12, 2007) -- The Thai government has
moved to prevent certain state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from being privatised.
On June 19th the cabinet approved..............Subscribers
Lottery is Big Business
in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 2, 2007) -- Statistics
from the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce show that half of the
population bought state lottery tickets over the past year...........Subscribers
Lottery Office
Executives to Face Malfeasance Charges Over Launch of the Two- and Three-Digit
Lottery Scheme
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 3, 2007) -- The
Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) yesterday reportedly agreed to press
malfeasance charges against the entire cabinet of deposed prime
minister............Subscribers
GLO to Forward New
Lottery Versions to Council of the State for consideration
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 25, 2007) -- The Government Lottery Office (GLO)
reports that it will forward the issue of the new versions of the two-and
three-digit lotteries to the Council of the State for consideration
soon............Subscribers
Privatization – One
Government Lottery Off The Table, While Another is Hoped to be Finalized This
Year
THAILAND AND TURKEY (June 20, 2007) -- Public health
agencies and electricity and water utilities are among the state enterprises
that will be banned from privatization under a new law approved by the cabinet
yesterday..........Subscribers
Lottery Draw Days to be
Reduced
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 10, 2007) -- The government
will halve the number of dates on which official lotteries are drawn to two
days per month as its latest policy aimed at reducing the number of lottery
participants nationwide...............Subscribers
Relaunch of Two- and
Three-Digit Lotteries Put Off Again Pending Buy-Back Study
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 26, 2007) -- The planned relaunch of the new
Government Lottery Office’s (GLO) two- and three-digit lotteries next
month has reportedly been put on hold again..........Subscribers
Three Lottery Options
Put Forward for Consideration
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 26,
2007) -- Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn yesterday revealed three
possible formats for the new government two- and three-digit
lotteries.........Subscribers
Lottery Office Proposes
New Version of Two-Three Digit Lotteries to Finance Minister for
Consideration
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 23, 2007) -- Acting
Director-General of the Government Lottery Office (GLO), Mr. Wanchai Surakul,
will propose a new version of the two-three digit lotteries to the Minister of
Finance for consideration..........................Subscribers
Government Panel Says
New Lottery Needs Large Jackpot To Attract Players
BANGKOK,
Thailand (May 12, 2007) -- According to local media reports Finance Minister
Chalongphob Sussangkarn today dismissed widespread press reports that he had
set June 2 as the date for the new two- and three-digit lottery system to begin
operating.........................Subscribers
Government Gives Green
Light for New Lottery to be Launched in June, Will Offer Jackpot Prize
Competitive With The Illegal Lotteries And Numbers Games
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 11, 2007) - The two- and three- digit lottery is
expected to be resumed in June under a new configuration recently approved by a
government decree.........................Subscribers
Lotto Woes
Continue
SOUTH AFRICA (May 2, 2007) -- It could be some
time before South Africans can play Lotto again, the South African Press
Association (SAPA) reported............................Subscribers
New Lotteries Structure
Criticized
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 2, 2007) -- According to
local media sources the government’s decision to revive the 2- and 3-digit
lotteries in a new form - raises doubts about whether the government has the
slightest idea what it is dealing with..............................Subscribers
Government Gives Lottery
Green Light, Set To Legalise Two And Three-Digit Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 2, 2007) -- Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has
given the nod for the Finance Ministry to go ahead with its plan to resume the
Government Lottery Office’s (GLO) popular two and three-Digit
Lotteries............................Subscribers
Finance Minister Files
Charges Against The Issue Of Two-Three Digit Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 19, 2007) -- Finance Minister Chalongphob
Susangkarn has reportedly filed charges against the Government Lottery
Offices’ two-three digit lottery games and has forwarded the case to the
Asset Examination Committee (AEC)......................Subscribers
Finance Minister Says
Lottery Report is Accurate, New GLO Chairman Appointed
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 2, 2007) -- The Finance Minister, Mr. Chalongphob
Sussangkarn, reportedly insists that the report concerning the people who
illegally sold two-and three-digit lotteries, which has been submitted to the
Assets Examination Committee (AEC), is
accurate..............................Subscribers
Thailand Two- And
Three-Digit Lotteries Update
BANGKOK, Thailand (March 19,
2007) -- The chairman of the subcommittee responsible for inspecting the two-
and three-digit lotteries, Mr. Udom Feung-fung, says an investigation
subcommittee cannot be formed because the affected party has not filed a
complaint............................Subscribers
Finance Ministry Affirms
Government Lottery Drawings Will Be Transparent
BANGKOK,
Thailand (February 28, 2007) – According to Press Reports, the Permanent
Secretary of Finance has affirmed that the Government Lottery Office's (GLO)
lottery drawings would be transparent despite lack of television
coverage...............................Subscribers
Lottery Probe Wrapped
Up, Fourty Six to be Charged
BANGKOK, Thailand (February
28, 2007) -- A group of 30 politicians and 16 officials are implicated in the
misuse of 15 billion baht in revenue generated from the two and three-digit
lottery scheme, initiated by the Thaksin Shinawatra government in
2003...........................Subscribers
Committee Recommends New
Unit to Supervise Two-and Three-Digit Lotteries
BANGKOK,
Thailand (February 15, 2007) – A subcommittee responsible for studying the
Government Lottery Office (GLO) Act has reportedly suggested that the
government should set up a new unit to supervise the distribution of two-and
three-digit lotteries...............................Subscribers
Legal Issues Dog
Relaunch of Numbers Lottery; Ruling Seen As Court's Job
BANGKOK, Thailand (February 15, 2007) -- The court, not the Council of
State, should rule on whether the sale of the two- and three-digit lottery
launched by the government of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is
legal, a seminar was told...........................Subscribers
Lottery 'A Legal
Pitfall'
BANGKOK, Thailand, USA (February 12, 2007) -- A
member of the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) warned recently that the
Finance Ministry would have to be responsible for damage caused by legalising
the Government Lottery Office's (GLO) popular two- and three-digit
lotteries...............................Subscribers
Lottery Investigation
Will Be Independent, But Still No Progress On Amendments To Government Lottery
Act
BANGKOK, Thailand, USA (February 2, 2007) -- Mr. Udom
Feung-fung, the chairman of the subcommittee under the Assets Examination
Committee (AEC), has affirmed that the Office of the Council of State's policy
and will not affect the work of the AEC...........Subscribers
Lottery Decision Out On
Tuesday
BANGKOK, Thailand (February 2, 2007) -- The Council
of State will rule on Tuesday whether the Finance Ministry can hold two- and
three-digit lotteries..........Subscribers
Lottery Ruling Expected
Tomorrow
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 31, 2007) -- Players of
the two-and three-digit lottery, which has been put on hold, will learn
tomorrow if the popular number lotteries will be re-launched when the Council
of State makes a key ruling..........Subscribers
Search for Suitable
Candidate for the Post of Government Lottery Office Director
Continues
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 27, 2007) --
Unemployed sellers of two- and three-digit lotteries are going to the Supreme
Administrative Court next week over the government's repealing of the
lotteries.......Subscribers
Lottery Agents Threaten
to Take Case to Supreme Administrative Court
BANGKOK,
Thailand (January 25, 2007) -- Unemployed sellers of two- and three-digit
lotteries are reportedly taking their case to the Supreme Administrative Court
next week over the government's repealing of the number
lotteries.............Subscribers
Lottery Dealers Demand
Government Resume the Sale of Two-Three Digit Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 17, 2007) -- Representatives of lottery dealers
reportedly gathered in front of Government House this morning to request an
update on the progress of amending the Government Lottery Office
Act..........Subscribers
Lottery Vendors to
Continue Rally
BANGKOK, Thailand (January 11, 2007) --
Representatives of lottery vendors reportedly planned to prolong a rally in
front of the Finance Ministry this morning to pressure the government to
legalise the two- and three- digit lottery sales.........Subscribers
Lottery Office to
Increase the Number of Mainstream Lottery Tickets
BANGKOK,
Thailand (December 20, 2006) -- The cabinet has reportedly decided to stop the
sale of tickets by charitable lotteries next year......................Subscribers
Lottery Vendors Increase
Ticket Prices
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 15, 2006) --
Lottery vendors are reported to have increased prices of regular lottery
tickets after the government decided to suspend the two- and three-digit
lottery two weeks ago............Subscribers
Survey Reveals People
Want the State to Retain Number Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand
(December 13, 2006) – A survey conducted by the Thai Chamber of Commerce
University has found that the public wants the new government to maintain the
two and three-digit lotteries.........Subscribers
Successful Online
Lottery Bidder Understands Difficulties, 'Not Demanding
Damages'
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 5, 2006) -- Acting
Government Lottery Office (GLO) quoted sources in the local media as saying
today that Loxley GTech, the firm contracted to operate the new online
lottery............Subscribers
PM to Revise the Law to
Halt the Spread of Illegal Lotteries; Lottery Crackdown at Cambodian
Border
BANGKOK, Thailand (December 1, 2006) -- Prime
Minister Surayud Chulanont will revise legislation to suppress and prevent the
spread of illegal lotteries..............................Subscribers
Lottery Vendors Call for
the Abolition of the Two- and Three-Digit Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 25, 2006) -- A group of disabled lottery
vendors yesterday asked Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda to push for
the abolition of the two- and three-digit lotteries and the proposal for
lottery-vending machines..............................Subscribers
Illegal Operators Take
Advantage of Suspension of Government Two- and Three-Digit
Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 27, 2006) – It
would appear from local media reports that Chamlong Sri-muang’s call for a
ban on the Government Lottery Office’s (GLO) two- and three-digit
lotteries is playing into the hands of the underground lottery
operators..................................Subscribers
National Assembly
Approves Legalisation of Two and Three Digit Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 23, 2006) --The National Legislative Assembly (NLA)
has reportedly agreed with the Cabinet's resolution to legalize the two-and
three-digit national lotteries to prevent the underground lottery from
re-emerging....................................Subscribers
Activists Oppose
Government Plan to Legalise Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand
(November 23, 2006) -- An attempt to legalise the sale of the two-and
three-digit lottery has landed the interim government in trouble as key
anti-Thaksin activists are stepping up opposition to the
move.............................Subscribers
Cabinet Approves
Legislative Amendment to Legalize Two and Three Digit Lotteries
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 21, 2008) -- The Cabinet today approved the
Finance Ministry's proposal to amend the Lottery Act to enable the Government
Lottery Office (GLO) to operate the sale of two- and three- digit lotteries
legally........................Subscribers
Fate of 2-and 3-Digit
Lotteries To Be Decided Tomorrow’s Cabinet Meeting
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 21, 2006) -- M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, the
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, has an idea to amend the 1974
Lottery Act so as to continue the sales of two- and three-digit lottery
games........................Subscribers
National Lottery Sales
Suspended Following Adverse Ruling
BANGKOK, Thailand
(November 18, 2006) -- The two- and three-digit national lottery is to be
suspended until January 1, 2007 pending necessary legal amendments after the
Council of State ruled that the Cabinet resolution that started the operation
three years ago was illegal..............................Subscribers
Former Lottery Office
Head Fails to Clear Doubt
BANGKOK, Thailand (November 17,
2006) -- Police Maj-General Surasit Sangkhapong, former director of the
Government Lottery Office (GLO), failed to clarify some doubts raised by the
Assets Examination Committee (AEC) about the two and three-digit
lotteries.............................Subscribers
Government 2-3 Digit
Lottery Is Ruled Illegal; Legalising will Result in Big Tax Bill for
GLO
BANGKOK, Thailand (Friday November 17, 2006) -- The
Council of State has ruled that the operation of the two-digit and three-digit
lottery, introduced as a measure to reduce illicit lotteries in August 2003, is
unlawful, a highly-placed source said yesterday..........................Subscribers
Government Does
Back-Flip on Jackpot Distribution
BANGKOK, Thailand
(October 26, 2006) – After weeks of procrastinating the Government Lottery
Office (GLO) board yesterday decided to reduce the huge jackpot prize of the
two- and three-digit lottery and restructure the prize money distribution so
more people will be able to win....................Subscribers
Social Activist Calls on
Government to Reconsider Decision Not to Downsize Lottery
Jackpots
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 24, 2996) -- Social
activist Rosana Tositrakul yesterday urged the government to reconsider its
decision not to downsize prizes for the two-and three-digit lottery saying this
would help curb the ''addiction'' fostered by the former
administration.............................Subscribers
Former GLO Officials
Found Guilty In Connection With Lottery-Rigging Case
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 24, 2996) -- The anti-graft commission has
reportedly found a former director of the Government Lottery Office (GLO) and
two other GLO officials guilty of serious disciplinary
violations...................................Subscribers
Two- And Three-Digit
Lotteries To Continue; Jackpot Prize To Remain
BANGKOK,
Thailand (October 20, 2006) -- Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said the
Finance Ministry will maintain the two- and three-digit lottery and its jackpot
prize..............................Subscribers
Government Reconsiders
Plan to Scrap Jackpot Prizes For Two And Three-Digit Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 12, 2006) -- Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont is
reportedly reconsidering scrapping the jackpot prizes for the two and
three-digit lottery..........................Subscribers
Proposal To Use Anti
Money Laundering Laws To Combat Illegal Lotteries
BANGKOK,
Thailand (October 6, 2006) -- Charan Pakdithanakul, the Justice Ministry's
acting permanent secretary, has reportedly put forward a proposal to use anti
money laundering laws against underground lottery
operators...............................Subscribers
Government Could Abolish
Large Lottery Jackpots
BANGKOK, Thailand (October 5, 2006)
– Charan Pakdithanakul, the new permanent secretary at the Justice
Ministry in Thailand’s interim government, is reportedly very keen on
abolishing the large jackpot prize offered by the Government Lottery Office's
(GLO) two- and three-digit lottery..................................Subscribers
Interim Government
Lottery Office Director Appointed
BANGKOK, Thailand
(September 29, 2006) – The Permanent Secretary for Finance, Suparat
Kawatkul, announced yesterday that following the resignation of Police
Maj-General Surasit Sangkhapong from the position of Director of the Government
Lottery Office (GLO), GLO deputy Wanchai Surakul would be acting director until
a new director is appointed......................................Subscribers
Lottery’s Tax
Status Still in Dispute
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 13, 2006)
-- The Government Lottery Office (GLO) has been deducting tax from prizes paid
to winners of its two- and three-digit lottery, while paying no tax to the
government............................Subscribers
Lottery Insists Profit
on Ticket Sales is Tax-Exempt
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 11,
2006) -- The Government Lottery Office (GLO) insists profits from the sale of
its two- and three-digit tickets are tax exempt, despite an investigation into
possible tax evasion by the State Audit
Office.............................Subscribers
Lottery Faces Probe Into
Spending; State Auditor to Look at Possible Tax Evasion
BANGKOK, Thailand (July 11, 2006) -- The state auditor is reportedly
planning to investigate the Government Lottery Office's (GLO) spending and
possible tax evasion that may have cost the state around ten (10) billion baht
over the past three years...............................Subscribers
Court Upholds
Lottery-Rigging Verdict
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 24, 2006)
-- The Appeals Court yesterday upheld guilty verdicts against a man and his
three accomplices for the illegal manipulation of a lottery draw. The men were
sentenced to six years jail for fixing a draw in
2001..................................Subscribers
Monk Facing Lottery
Probe
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 20, 2006) -- The Religious
Affairs Department has reportedly ordered an investigation into a monk who
sparked a lottery-buying frenzy by allegedly providing the winning
numbers.......................Subscribers
Lottery Office Back in
the Black
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 17, 2006) -- Having been
in the red for the previous three draws, the Government Lottery Office (GLO)
yesterday finally raked in nearly Bt1 billion from ticket sales of
................................Subscribers
BAAC Launches New
Lottery Programme
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 16, 2006) -- The
Bank for Agricultural Co-operatives (BAAC) hopes to raise 20 billion baht in
deposits through the issue of a new three-year lottery savings programme in
December.........................Subscribers
Government Promotes
Scholarships Through Lottery Sales
BANGKOK, Thailand (June
14, 2006) - Grants worth about Bt2 billion have been raised as scholarships for
needy students nationwide from the sale of the Government Lottery Office's
(GLO) two- and three-digit lottery..................................Subscribers
99 Not so Lucky for
Lottery
BANGKOK, Thailand (June 2, 2006) -- The two-digit
winning number for yesterday's lottery draw was 99, and according to local news
sources an auspicious number reminiscent of .........................Subscribers
Illegal Lottery Industry
Still Dwarfs Government Agency
BANGKOK, Thailand (May 27,
2006) -- Illegal lotteries continue to flourish despite legalization introduced
two years ago to .........................Subscribers
Blind Lottery Ticket
Sellers Protest Over Quotas
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 7,
2006) – A number of Blind lottery ticket sellers will reportedly join the
People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rally.....................Subscribers
Lottery Office Resolves
Complications Paying 19 Million Baht Jackpot
BANGKOK,
Thailand (February 13, 2006) -- The Government Lottery Office (GLO) has
reportedly paid out 19 million baht to the winner of a jackpot, after earlier
having denied payment to him...........................Subscribers
New Automatic Machines
to be Used in Announcing Winning Lottery Numbers
BANGKOK,
Thailand (January 27, 2006) – The Government Lottery Office (GLO)
reportedly demonstrated its new automatic machines that it will use to confirm
the winning lottery numbers...............................Subscribers
Officials Claim
Government Has No Plans to Expand Gambling
BANGKOK,
Thailand (January 6, 2006) -- The government has denied that it planning to
expand legalise gambling............................Subscribers
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