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.

Mayors Declare War on Illegal Lotteries
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines (August 18, 2010) – Reports town mayors in Negros Occidental have declared an all-out war against all forms of illegal numbers games operating in the province............Subscribers

Sweepstakes Office to Forward Unclaimed Monies to DDB
MANILLA, Philippines (August 14, 2010) - There is a P12-million windfall just waiting to be claimed by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)..........Subscribers

Sweepstakes Office Orders Audit of Small Town Lottery
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (August 8, 2010) -- News reports that the new board of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has ordered an audit of the small town lottery (STL), following reports that its agents in 22 provinces and cities may be shortchanging the government by underreporting their daily sales.................Subscribers

Sweepstakes Office to Investigate Small Town Lottery
Franchisees Report Very Low Revenues From The Government-Licensed Game
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines (August 5, 2010) - News reports senior officials in Negros Occidental are leaving it to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to investigate reports that small town lottery (STL) operators in the province are shortchanging the government....................Subscribers

Small Town Lottery Agents May Have Shortchanged the Government by as Much as P9 Billion - Source
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines (August 4, 2010) - Small town lottery (STL) agents of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) may be shortchanging the national and local governments of income by underreporting their daily sales........Subscribers

President Completes Lottery Board
MANILA, Philippines (August 2, 2010) -- President Benigno Aquino III has completed the appointments of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board..............Subscribers

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 Aquino’s appointments secretary, will be appointed chair of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)..................Subscribers

Lottery Supplier’s 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 MVGC’s 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 outlet’s 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 Office’s (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 night’s 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 Sunday’s 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 Office’s P102 Million Super Lotto Jackpot, Jackpot Now Expected to Hit P108m for Tuesday’s Draw
MANILA, Philippines (January 31, 2010) -- There was no winner in Sunday’s 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 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