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