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The lottery is one of only two forms of legalized gambling in Thailand. It is drawn twice a month, on the first and sixteenth of each month, with over 19 million people participating in the lottery. The lottery provides not only a revenue source for the organizers but also serves as a popular form of entertainment and promotes goodwill among citizens. Its promise of sudden wealth fosters a sense of hope and optimism and, when it does not come to fruition, can shift consumer behavior as winners inject their windfall into the local economy.
Unlike many western lotteries, the Thai lottery does not offer the chance to win big prizes with a single ticket. Instead, winning is achieved by matching six numbers in a specific order to win the first prize. The odds of matching all six digits are very slim, however, and some people find success by devising strategies to help them increase their chances of winning. These include praying to banana trees, interpreting dreams, seeing animals in the build up to the draw, and asking children to pick random numbers.
Those hoping to buy tickets for the lottery can do so from any location within Thailand or from abroad via online purchase. The tickets are pre-printed, contain a number of anti-counterfeiting features and can only be purchased in ticket pairs. The tickets are sold by the Government Lottery Office (GLO) and marketed under the TGL and TCL brands. The TGL tickets used to have a first prize bonus of B30 million and B22 million, but these were removed by the military government after 1 August 2015. The newest feature is the option to play the lottery online on your smartphone or tablet.
