Lottery Online is a popular way to gamble in Thailand. It is one of only two forms of legal gambling in the country, along with horse racing in Bangkok. The lottery draws twice a month, on the first and sixteenth of every month, and is popular with over 19 million Thais; 28.6% of the nation’s population. The lottery is a significant revenue generator for organizers and a source of public entertainment for citizens, while the prospect of winning a fortune fuels dreams and optimism.
The lottery is pre-printed and contains a variety of anti-counterfeiting features. It is available in “ticket pairs” and can be purchased with credit cards or cash. Prizes are announced after each draw. The lottery also offers a “bonus prize” for matching six digits, but this was eliminated by the military government after 1 Aug 2015.
The odds of winning are excellent, though they vary from draw to draw. For example, in the recent “Super Lotto” draw on 16 April, the top prize was a whopping 1 in 1,084. The second and third prizes were 500,000 baht each; the sixth prize was 10,000 baht.
While the likelihood of winning a big jackpot is very small, the Thai lotto is a very popular form of gambling and an important revenue generator for state coffers. Lottery players are encouraged to select numbers based on their horoscope, birthday, anniversary, or any other special dates. In addition, they can choose numbers from a ghostly shrine or seek messages from the universe hidden in recurring events and coincidences.
