Lottery Online thai lotto hanoi Lotto Online is one of Thailand’s two legal forms of gambling, and it’s a favorite pastime for nearly 19 million Thais. Drawings are held twice a month on the 1st and 16th of each month, and winning a prize requires matching six digits in order. The number you select is drawn from a pool of numbers that have been pre-printed on a ticket. Street vendors hawk the tickets in brown wooden boxes strapped to their bicycles. It’s a popular way for tourists to try their luck in the Land of Smiles.
In addition to the regular first-prize draw, there are also lesser prizes that can be won by people who match a combination of numbers in the lower-tier draws. These lesser prizes are marked by colored balls: yellow for second, pink for third, green for fourth, and blue for fifth. A two-digit bonus prize is also available for those who match the last digit of their ticket. The lottery is not available outside of Thailand, though foreigners have been known to win prizes while on vacation in the country.
The Thai government’s Lottery Office (GLO) regulates the lottery. Its tickets are pre-printed, include a variety of anti-counterfeiting features, and can only be purchased in “ticket-pairs”. Each ticket includes a back side that displays the drawing schedule and ancillary information, and a front side that is blank and contains an ID number, a signature, and a barcode. The tickets are designed to be secure and are sold only within the country of Thailand. Single tickets are not available, and a ticket pair costs 80 baht. A lottery ticket holder can be any individual or company, but is required to have a valid Thai ID number.
