31 October 2024
The government’s Aung Bar Lay lottery and online ticket sales are in a good state, with sales for this month exceeding 600,000 tickets. Lottery operators have stated that starting this December, the Aung Bar lottery will expand to include up to 9 letters.
“This month’s sales have been excellent. The tickets have sold out quickly. Around the 20th of this month, all the retailers ran out of tickets. The retail price for a ticket is around 1,000 kyats. We can say that the Aung Bar lottery sales are recovering. Overall, more than 600,000 tickets have been sold this month. Online ticket sales are also increasing. The online lottery has changed significantly compared to before; it now operates twice a month. They have been selling tickets with up to 4 letters. The total number of tickets is about 360,000. The Aung Bar online lottery has around 90,000 tickets for each letter this month, which will be drawn in two days,” said a lottery operator to MT News.
Additionally, starting from the end of this year in December, the Aung Bar lottery is expected to expand to include 9 letters, with increases in prize amounts as well. There are reports that lottery operators and agents have proposed raising the prize money to 10 million kyats.
“In December, the Aung Bar lottery will expand the letters and increase the number of tickets. If the ticket sales increase, the number of prizes and prize amounts will also go up. During a meeting yesterday, we, the lottery operators, requested that if the number of tickets and letters increases, the prize amounts should also be raised to 10 million kyats. The highest prize for the Aung Bar lottery is currently 500,000 kyats. Sales have significantly increased during the rainy season,” added a lottery agent.
Currently, the Aung Bar lottery is held once a month, while the Aung Bar online lottery is held twice a month.
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