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.
| News
2011 |
| December 30, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Reveals
2011 Revenue, Accomplishments |
| December 20, 2011 |
New Loterya
Operations Delayed Until Next Year |
| December 14, 2011 |
Lottery Expects Sales to
Hit P30 billion for 2011, a 15% Increase from 2010 Despite the Economic
Slowdown |
| November 26, 2011 |
City Government Reaps P1.8
Million from Lotto Share Partnership |
| November 28, 2011 |
Two Winners Hit P134.62M
Grand Lotto jackpot |
| November 23, 2011 |
Lone Winner Hits P93.5
Million PCSO Super Lotto jackpot |
| October 24, 2011 |
Supreme Court Dismisses
Petition Seeking to Stop the Lottery Office from Transferring Its Headquarters
to the PICC in Pasay City |
| October 12, 2011 |
PCSO Pays P266 Million to
the Bureau of Internal Revenue |
| September 27, 2011 |
Lottery Makes First
Payment to Settle Its More Than P3.5-billion Tax Debt |
| September 27, 2011 |
Lottery Assures Players
That It Has the Money to Pay All Jackpot Prizes |
| September 19, 2011 |
Lottery Corporation Owes
the Government at Least P3.6 Billion in Unpaid Taxes |
| September 19, 2011 |
Government May Consider
Privatization of PCSO and Pagcor |
| September 17, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Says
New Lottery Game is Still Undergoing Fine-Tuning |
| August 31, 2011 |
Internet Gaming Firm
PhilWeb Corp. and Pacific Online Systems, included in Forbes 'Best Under a
Billion' List |
| August 24, 2011 |
Solo Winner Hits P142M
Grand Lotto jackpot |
| August 22, 2011 |
Court of Appeals Allows
Sweepstakes Office Time to Explain Scrapped P4.4 Billion Deal with TMA
Australia |
| August 18, 2011 |
Traditional Sweepstakes
Game Still Popular with Players |
| August 16, 2011 |
PCSO Sets Quota For New
Lottery Operators |
| August 10, 2011 |
Court of Appeals Halts
Government Crackdown on Illegal Jai Alai Betting Stations |
| August 10, 2011 |
Four Electioneering Cases
Filed Against Former Lottery Chairman |
| August 9, 2011 |
House Bill Seeks Tax on
Lottery Winnings |
| August 2, 2011 |
Lottery Admits to Having No
Knowledge of the Actual Gross Sales Revenue From STL |
| August 3, 2011 |
Lawmaker Criticizes Lottery
Contract |
| August 4, 2011) |
PCSO, DILG to Hold Summit to
Ensure the Smooth Implementation of New Lottery Game |
| August 2, 2011 |
Lottery Considers
Automation of Loterya ng Bayan |
| August 1, 2011 |
Lottery Office To Be
Established In Cagayan |
| July 31, 2011 |
Lottery Distributor Plans
to List on Philippine Stock Exchange by Way of Introduction |
| August 1, 2011 |
Senate Committee Chairman
Wants Former Lottery Executives Charged |
| July 30, 2011 |
PCSO Employees Wear Red To
Protest Move To Privatize Lottery |
| July 27, 2011 |
Lottery Operators Shun
Handheld Terminals to Avoid Reporting Sales |
| July 27, 2011 |
Lone Player Hits P106.8m
Superlotto Jackpot |
| July 27, 2011 |
PCSO Standing Firm on Its
Decision to Introduce Loterya ng Bayan |
| July 25, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Vows to
Pursue Reforms |
| July 23, 2011 |
PCSO to Conduct
Investigation into Alleged Irregularities in the Distribution of Small Town
Lottery Shares Received by Congressmen |
| July 18, 2011 |
Senate Committee Hears
Lottery Proceeds Lack Proper Accounting and Monitoring of Fund
Transfers |
| July 19, 2011 |
Senate President Probes
Disadvantageous Lotto Equipment Lease |
| July 16, 2011 |
Controversy Impacts Sales of
Lotto and Sweepstakes Tickets |
| July 18, 2011 |
Senators Questions Role of
the Congressmen in STL Operations |
| July 18, 2011 |
Lottery Postpones New Game
Launch |
| July 13, 2011 |
Senate Questions Lottery
Organizations Lease for Lotto Machines |
| July 8, 2011 |
Senates Finance Chief
Calls for the Immediate Privatization of the Operations of the
Governments Lottery and Gaming Firms |
| July 6, 2011 |
The Department of Justice
Files Tax Evasion Complaint Against Lotterys Former Advertising and
Promotions Manager |
| July 6, 2011 |
Philippines Lottery Funds
Allegedly Used for Political Purposes |
| July 6, 2011 |
Two Lawmakers Deny Seeking
Loterya Franchise |
| July 6, 2011 |
Government Orders Crackdown
on Illegal Jai Alai Betting Stations |
| July 6, 2011 |
Ongoing Senate Inquiry into
Alleged Misappropriation of PCSO Funds |
| July 4, 2011 |
Lawmakers File Bill to Tax
Lotto, Sweepstakes Winnings |
| July 4, 2011 |
TMA Group Battles Philippines
Lottery Over Fate of Multimillion-Dollar Joint Venture |
| July 2, 2011 |
Audit Commission Finds
Unnecessary Delay in Forwarding Unclaimed Lotto Prizes to Charity
Fund |
| July 1, 2011 |
PCSO Receives 197
Applications to Operate New Loterya ng Bayan Lottery Game |
| June 29, 2011 |
Lawmaker Says Lottery
Contract Too Generous |
| June 27, 2011 |
Serious Allegations Made
Against Former PCSO Directors |
| June 24, 2011 |
Pacific Online Posts
Record Net Income, Company Rolls Out More Lottery Terminals |
| June 21, 2011 |
Gaming Firms Compete for
Licenses to Operate the Newly Launched PCSO Loterya ng
Bayan |
| June 21, 2011 |
Lawmaker Proposes 20
Percent Tax on Online Lottery Winnings |
| June 16, 2011 |
Pagcor Grants Comnet
Management Corp. Authority to Operate Bingo Millions in Negros
Occidental |
| June 19, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Sets
Deadline for 'Loterya' Bids |
| June 9, 2011 |
Government Lottery Sees
More Growth Ahead, Employment Support |
| June 8, 2011 |
Lottery Ignores Judge,
Voids P42-B Deal with Listed Australian Company |
| June 2, 2011 |
PCSO Posts Banner
First-Quarter Sales Performance |
| June 1, 2011 |
Lone Winner Bags P356-M
PCSO Grand Lotto Jackpot Prize |
| May 31, 2011 |
Huge Jackpot Responsible
for Surge in Ticket Sales |
| May 27, 2011 |
Lottery Equipment Supplier
Doubles Profits |
| May 27, 2011 |
Senators Reject Proposal To
Tax Lotto Winnings |
| May 28, 2011 |
No Winner for PCSO
P317-Million Grand Lotto Jackpot |
| May 26, 2011 |
President Wants To See Bill
Taxing Lotto Winnings |
| May 25, 2011 |
PCSO Proposes Tax on
Lotto Winnings |
| May 23, 2011 |
Two Players Share P25.9M
Super Lotto Jackpot |
| May 16, 2011 |
Interest in Grand Lotto
Surges as Jackpot Keeps Rising, Jackpot Now Stands at P234
Million |
| May 16, 2011 |
Record Jackpots Help
Sweepstakes Office Cope with Accumulated Losses of Former
Administration |
| May 11, 2011 |
Grand Lotto Jackpot Soars
to P205 Million |
| May 9, 2011 |
Official Claims Government
Losing Billions to Small-Town-Lottery Operations |
| May 4, 2011 |
PCSO Grand Lotto Jackpot
Soars to P175 million |
| April 27, 2011 |
Increasing Number of Groups
Applying to Operate 'Loterya' |
| April 26, 2011 |
Grand Lotto Jackpot
Expected to Reach P150 Million for Next Draw |
| April 26, 2011 |
STL Operators Given Final
Notice to Switch to Loterya ng Bayan |
| April 19, 2011 |
NBI Report Confirms
Hostilities Between Gaming Corporation and Two Illegal Lottery
Operators |
| April 5, 2011 |
Two More PCSO Lottery
Aficionados Have Joined the Millionaires Club |
| April 10, 2011 |
Lotto Jackpot Expected to
Breach P100 |
| April 3, 2011 |
Illegal Lottery Operations
Estimated at P3-million Daily |
| March 22, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Mega
Lotto Yields P23.58m Jackpot |
| February 22, 2011 |
Illegal Lottery Operators
Apply for Licenses to Operate Sweepstakes Offices
'Loterya' |
| February 19, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Pays Out
Over P9.4 Million a Day in Prizes |
| February 16, 2011 |
Gaming Firms Apply for
Permits to Operate New Lottery Game |
| February 6, 2011 |
Congressmen Doubt
PCSOs New Numbers Game Will Eradicate Illegal Lottery
Operations |
| February 6, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Takes
More Active Role in Re-Designed Lottery |
| February 3, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office to
Launch New Town Lottery |
| January 27, 2011 |
Senator to Seek Supreme
Court Opinion on Sports Distribution from State Gaming
Corporation |
| January 27, 2011 |
PCSO Produces Eleven
Millionaires in January |
| January 26, 2011 |
Station Reporting on
Illegal Lottery Game Receives Death Threats |
| January 17, 2011 |
New Game Rules to be
Announced This Week |
| January 13, 2011 |
Lottery Could be One of
the Country's Biggest Corporate Taxpayers |
| January 5, 2011 |
Sweepstakes Office Announce
First Millionaire for 2011 Grabs P61 Million |
| Jan 2, 2011 |
Gambling Lords Defy PCSO
and Launch Own Small Town Lottery |
| News
2010 |
| Dec 28, 2010 |
Sweepstake Office to
Introduce New Games for More Revenue |
| Dec 26, 2010 |
Lottery Sets Priorities
for 2011 |
| Dec 24, 2010 |
Plan to Put Local
Government Units in Charge of Small Town Lottery Scheme is Stirring Controversy
and Dividing Local Officials |
| Dec 20, 2010 |
Small Town Lottery to be
Rebranded 'Loterya ng Bayan' |
| Dec 4, 2010 |
Senator Proposes Tapping
Lottery Earnings to Augment SUCs' Budget |
| Dec 3, 2010 |
PCSO Says New Small Town
Lottery Rules to be Announced Mid-December |
| Nov 29, 2010 |
Lotto Frenzy Drives Ticket
Sales to a Record P4.1Billion in Just Six Months |
| Nov 29, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office to End
Small Town Lottery Permits by December 30 |
| Nov 29, 2010 |
PCSO Holds Its First Grand
Lotto Draw at Its New Home, Lucky Bettor From Luzon Wins P741-M Grand Lotto
Jackpot, Outlets Run Out of Bet Slips |
| Nov 26, 2010 |
Palace to Protect
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Integrity |
| Nov 24, 2010 |
Peoples Postcode
Lottery is Proud to Sponsor WWF Scotland |
| Nov 24, 2010 |
Lawmaker Wants Limit on
Lotto Jackpot |
| Nov 24, 2010 |
Grand Lotto Jackpot Remains
Elusive, Now the Biggest in the Countrys Lottery History at P633.9
Million |
| Nov 23, 2010 |
Lottery to Come Under the
Control and Supervision of the Office of the President |
| Nov 23, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office Offers
Tip For Lotto Players |
| Nov 23, 2010 |
Lotto Jackpot Hits P600
Million After 83 Draws Without a Winner |
| Nov 16, 2010 |
PCSO Announce November 17
Results of 6/55 Grand Lotto Draw |
| Nov 12, 2010 |
Lotto System Provider Posts
Nine Month Profit Hike |
| Nov 11, 2010 |
Governor Says the
Introduction of Small Town Lottery Will Depend on Council OK |
| Nov 9, 2010 |
Administration Accused of
Breaking Jueteng Promise |
| Nov 6, 2010 |
Still No Winner of Grand
Lotto P333-Million Jackpot |
| October 29, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office Creates
Five New Millionaires in One Week |
| October 29, 2010 |
Lotteries Office Relocates
to New Headquarters |
| Oct 26, 2010 |
Former PCSO Director Asks
High Court to Halt the Sweepstakes Office Relocating |
| Oct 26, 2010 |
Lone Winner For P152
Million Jackpot in PCSO Super Lotto 6/49 Draw |
| Oct 25, 2010 |
Legal Opinion States Local
Government Units Have no Authority to Regulate or Suspended Small Town
Lotteries |
| Oct 19, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office is
Better Equipped to Run Small Town Lottery Operations |
| Oct 19, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office
Multimillion-Peso Jackpot Prizes Allude Players |
| Oct 14, 2010 |
Grand Lotto Prize Tipped to
Reach P233 Million |
| Oct 11, 2010 |
Lotto Bettors Find No Luck
in 10.10.10 |
| Oct 5, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office to Review
Funding for Television Programs |
| Oct 5, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office Set to
Release New Small Town Lottery Guidelines |
| Oct 4, 2010 |
Senator Files Bill to Amend
the State Lotterys Charter |
| Oct 4, 2010 |
PCSO Chief Expresses
Sadness for Staff Accused of Involvement in the "jueteng"
Payola |
| Sept 28, 2010 |
Small Town Lottery
Franchise Holder Claims Hi-Tech is the Way to Go |
| Sept 25, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office to
Restructure Small Town Lottery |
| Sept 20, 2010 |
The Illegal Lottery
Jueteng Still Rampant In Batangas |
| Sept 15, 2010 |
Government Losing P9
Billion a Year to Illegal Lotteries |
| Sept 14, 2010 |
Small Town Lottery
Franchisee is Alleged to Have Under-Declared Sales Revenue |
| Sept 3, 2010 |
Lottery Office Reveals It
Has Been Losing Heavily For The Past Several Years |
| Sept 5, 2010 |
Lottery Officials Fall in
Behind Administration's Austerity Program |
| August 18, 2010 |
Mayors Declare War on
Illegal Lotteries |
| August 14, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office to
Forward Unclaimed Monies to DDB |
| August 8, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office Orders
Audit of Small Town Lottery |
| August 5, 2010 |
Sweepstakes Office to
Investigate Small Town Lottery |
| August 4, 2010 |
Small Town Lottery Agents
May Have Shortchanged the Government by as Much as P9 Billion |
| August 2, 2010 |
President Completes Lottery
Board |
Lawmaker Seeks Audit of
Small Town Lottery Franchise Holder in Laguna CALAMBA CITY,
Laguna, Philippines (July 27, 2010) -- A lawmaker representing the first
district of Laguna sought an investigation of a holder of a small town lottery
(STL) franchise in the province amid reports of its failure to remit earnings
to the government........Subscribers
Philippine Gaming Firm
Pacific Online Says Power Outages Damp 1H Earnings, Posts US$2.8Million
Nett MANILA, Philippines (July 27, 2010) -- Profits of the
exclusive online lottery system provider of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) in the Visayas and Mindanao were restricted in the first half of
the year due to weak sales caused by power outages.....Subscribers
DILG to Review Small
Town Lottery Operation in Bikol LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines
(July 22, 2010) - According to reports from a news service the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Bikol said it would review the legality
and operation of the........Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office
Revenues Up By 100% in Agusan del Sur in Province, STL Here to Stay, Says PCSO
Chair BUTUAN CITY, Philippines (July 23, 2010) It
was reported Ms. Gloria Ybañez, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) Caraga Lottery Operations Officer, said in an
interview...............Subscribers
Church Official Demands
Cessation of Small Town Lottery Operations BUTUAN CITY,
Philippines (July 21, 2010) - A Church official has demanded a stop to the
operations of small town lottery (STL), a government-run form of gambling in
the city and a nearby town in Agusan del Norte......Subscribers
Claims that Illegal
Lottery Numbers Game is Expanding PHILIPPINES (July 17,
2010) -- Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo on Friday said there was no
distinction between jueteng, the illegal lottery numbers game, and the
small town lottery (STL), which is operated by the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)......Subscribers
Juico Assumes Top
Sweepstakes Office Post MANILLA, Philippines (July 5, 2010)
- Margie Juico, one of the closest confidants of the late President
Corazon C. Aquino, formally assumed her new post as chairperson of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday........Subscribers
President Opposes Any
Move to Legalize Jueteng and Other Numbers Game
MANILLA, Philippines (July 6, 2010) - President Noynoy Aquino is opposed to
the legalization of jueteng and other numbers game in the country even though
it could generate additional funds for government.........Subscribers
Clogged Air Vents Stall Lotto
Operations MANILLA, Philippines (June 30, 2010) Dust that
Accumulated in the air condition vents of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) main computer center has led to a temporary shutdown in
operations at the lotto terminals.......Subscribers
PCSO Opens Small Town
Lottery Station in Butuan BUTAN CITY, Philippines (June 24,
20100 - After the official inauguration of its play station in Cabadbaran City
earlier this month, another Small Town Lottery (STL) station has been opened in
this city.........Subscribers
Council Seeks to Halt
Small Town Lottery Operations SORSOGON CITY, Philippines
(June 20, 2010) - Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan asked the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to immediately cease the operation of the
Small Town Lottery (STL) in the province for lack of endorsement from the
council.............Subscribers
Lone Player Wins
P65.7-Million PCSO Lotto Jackpot MANILA, Philippines (June
13, 2010) -- A lone bettor from Cauayan, Isabela became P65.7 million richer
for hitting the biggest Lotto 42 jackpot ever recorded in
years............Subscribers
Governor Takes Pro Stand
on Small Town Lottery Operations in Province TACLOBAN CITY,
Philippines (June 6, 2010) - Leyte Governor Carlo Petilla is reportedly taking
a pro stand on the the Philippines Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) small town
lottery (STL) in some towns within the province of Leyte, provided that the
operation of the games is implemented properly...................Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office
Approves Small Town Lottery Regular Operations BACOLOD
CITY, Philippines (June 3, 2010) -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) has passed a resolution approving the regularization of operations of
Small Town Lottery corporations for three years in three
areas................Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office
Launch More "Keno Quick Panalo" Outlets in Bacolod City
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines (June 1, 2010) -- Two more "Keno Quick
Panalo" outlets were opened recently by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) in Bacolod City...........Subscribers
New Appointments Named
for State Gaming Corporations MANILA, Philippines (May 24,
2010) -- According to local media reports, under a Benigno
Noynoy Aquino III presidency, Margie Juico, who once served
as Cory Aquinos appointments secretary, will be appointed chair of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)..................Subscribers
Lottery Suppliers
Contract Safe Under New Administration MANILA, Philippines
(May 14, 2010) -- Reports investors who own shares in
Pacific Online Systems
Corp. (POSC) need not worry over the possibility of the company losing its
business with the Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office (PCSO) under a new
administration.....................Subscribers
No winner in First Grand
Lotto Draw MANILA, Philippines (April 19, 2010) -- There was no
winner in Monday's 6/55 Grand Lotto. According to Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) spokesman Dr. Larry Cedro.....................Subscribers
Lottery Office Owes the
Bureau of Internal Revenue P800 Million in Back Taxes
MANILA, Philippines (April 16, 2010) -- Local news reports that it learned
on Friday that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has imposed an P800-million
tax deficiency against the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO)...................Subscribers
Move Over, Power Lotto,
Sweepstakes Office Introduces New Lotto Game MANILA,
Philippines (April 17, 2010) Starting Monday The Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is introducing a new lotto game with a P30-million
jackpot prize and a starting bet of only P20.....................Subscribers
Newspapers Ban Lottery
Over Unpaid Advertising MANILA, Philippines (April 9, 2010)
Reports today that the major newspaper and magazine publishers will stop
accepting ad placements from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
until it settles some P20 million in alleged unpaid bills...............Subscribers
Provincial Government
and Municipal Mayors push for MVGCs Controversial Online Numbers
Game LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (April 7, 2010)
According to local media reports, despite the strong resistance posed by the
Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres, the provincial government of Camarines Sur and
its League of Municipal Mayors pushed for the operation of the controversial
online numbers game from the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza).
.........................Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office Holds
Sales Rally; Agents Encouraged to Get Into KENO Lottery ILOILO
CITY, Philippines (April 6, 2010) - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) Region 6 gathered all its Lotto agents in Western Visayas for a sales
presentation at the Westown Hotel recently......................Subscribers
PCSO Congress Held in
Manila BALANGA CITY MANILLA, Philippines (March 23, 2010) -
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and other stakeholders held a
charity congress in Metro Manila aimed to streamline bureaucratic systems and
procedures to increase responsiveness of services and heighten volunteerism,
said a top PCSO official here.......................Subscribers
Sweepstakes Office
Expands Lotto Operations, Next Product to be Included in All Lotto Outlets is
the Keno Lottery LLOILO, Philippines (March 19, 2010) - The
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Western Visayas is expanding
its programs on different lotto games in all provinces of the region and is
optimizing every outlets sales performance......................Subscribers
Prime Gaming Says It Is
Ready For Text-Lotto In an interview, reported on by loacl
news services, PGMC president Paulino Soo said the company expects to launch a
text-based lottery in the second quarter this year, or as soon as an agreement
is signed among the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Wolfpac/Smart
and PGMC..........................Subscribers
Ombudsman Sacks PCSO
Lottery Official in Iloilo Province MANILA, Philippines
(February 27, 2010) It was reported today that the Office of the
Ombudsman has sacked from government service a Chief Lottery Official of the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the province of Iloilo for
allegedly falsifying the official receipt of his hotel accommodations to have a
gain of just more than P4,000.....................Subscribers
Listed Gaming Firm
PhilWeb Targets Over P1-B Earnings in 2010 MANILA,
Philippines (February 23, 2010) -- Listed gaming firm PhilWeb Corp. expects its
net income to hit over a billion pesos this year after it recorded a
significant increase in profits last year....................Subscribers
P173.9-Million Lotto Win
Forfeited MANILA, Philippines (February 23, 2010) -- An
anonymous lotto bettor forfeited to charity a total P173,918,451.60 after
failing to claim the amount as his prize in winning the Super Lotto 49 jackpot
on February 22, 2009...........................Subscribers
PCSO Small Town Lottery
to Survive Church Opposition TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines
(February 14, 2010) A representative of the An Waray party list group is
reported to be quietly confident of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Offices (PCSO) small town lottery (STL) eventually operating in Eastern
Visayas despite a strong resistance from the Catholic
Church...........................Subscribers
PCSO, Pacific Online
Go for Gold Scratchit Boost PSC War Chest for Filipino
Athletes MANILA, Philippines (February 13, 2010) - Through
the Scratchit Go for Gold promo of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and
Pacific Online, the
Philippines Sports Commission has found a new way to help the Filipino
athletes.......................Subscribers
Still No Winner of 6/49
Almost P200-Million Super-Lotto Jackpot MANILA, Philippines
(February 10, 2010) -- No one won the almost P200-million jackpot of Tuesday
nights 6/49 SuperLotto, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
said.....................Subscribers
Seventeen Draws and
Still No Winner in 6/49 Super Lotto; Jackpot Breaches P150m
MANILA, Philippines (February 7, 2010) - News reports that there is still
no winner after Sundays draw of the 6/49 Super Lotto of the Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the jackpot has now reached more than
P150 million.....................Subscribers
Super Lotto Jackpot Reaches
P130-M MANILA, Philippines (February 4, 2010) - The jackpot
prize of the 6/49 Super Lotto ballooned to more than P130 million Thursday
night, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO)..........................Subscribers
No winner of Sweepstakes
Offices P102 Million Super Lotto Jackpot, Jackpot Now Expected to Hit
P108m for Tuesdays Draw MANILA, Philippines (January 31,
2010) -- There was no winner in Sundays draw of the 6/49 Super Lotto, the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced
today...................Subscribers
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 Firms 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 Firms
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 tonights 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
PCSOs 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 Operators 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 Tuesdays 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 couldnt 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 Sundays 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

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