How to Play the Lottery Online in Thailand

A lottery is a game of chance that involves matching numbers to a winning combination. The prize money varies, depending on how many numbers are matched. For example, if you match all six of the first-prize numbers, you win a prize of B40,000. If you match five of the first-prize numbers, you’ll receive a prize of B10,000. In addition, a bonus prize is awarded for matching the last two digits of your ticket number.

The Thai Lottery (Thai: slaakkinaebng, RTGS: salak kin baeng) is the official national lottery in Thailand. It is drawn twice per month, on the 1st and 16th of every month, and is one of only two forms of legal gambling in the country. The lottery is administered by the Government Lottery Office, and foreigners are not allowed to purchase tickets outside of the country. However, the GLO does allow people to buy tickets through licensed agents.

To participate, you must be at least 19 years old and hold a valid ID card. Then you can purchase a lottery ticket at any GLO office or agent, with a minimum price of 80 baht. You can also find the results online at the official lottery website. You can also subscribe to lottery notification emails so that you can be informed of the latest results.

Whether they choose their own numbers or let the computer do it, most Thais believe in lucky numbers. And there is no shortage of stories about the miraculous power of numbers. These include tales of ghostly shrines that are said to possess numbers, messages from the cosmos disguised as ordinary events and even a grandfather who calculated short odds for his favourite numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

If you’re lucky enough to get all six of your digits right in a single drawing, you’ll win first prize of B6 million. There’s also a second prize of B5 million for those who correctly match three of the first-prize numbers. And a third prize of B40,000 is awarded to those who correctly match the last two digits of their ticket number.

A bonus prize of up to B30 million is awarded for those who match all six first-prize digits, but the first prize and the bonus prize are both taxed at 0.5%. Before the military government took power in 2014, there were also TGL and TCL tickets. These were similar, but the TGL ticket offered a higher first-prize amount and the bonus prize was 1%. After the military takeover, these prizes were scrapped. TGL tickets now offer only a first prize of six million baht, while TCL tickets now have a first prize of three million baht and a bonus prize of 2%.