Thailand has long seen great success with their lotteries, with an underground industry developing around them that draws revenue 4-5 times greater than official government-run lotteries and is almost impossible to stop.
Thais tend to be highly superstitious about choosing numbers. Many attempt to increase their odds at winning by looking out for any numbers-related omen they can find; from dream interpretations for clues to online gurus who offer advice about selecting winning numbers; even looking at license plate numbers of cars involved in crashes in an attempt to find those which will bring luck in future.
People frequently spend entire paychecks on Thai lotto tickets, only to be disappointed when they fail to win the grand prize. Losing out can have devastating repercussions; one man in Chiang Mai committed suicide after selling his motorcycle in order to buy lottery ticket that didn’t win the jackpot and they found his body the following morning with a note explaining he had put all his hopes on it and now lost everything.
To be eligible to claim your prizes in Thai lotto, it’s necessary to present both an ID copy and original lottery ticket to either a lottery office or provincial CGD offices for verification. CGD offices will verify your identity while lottery offices will then check if you’ve actually won anything substantial – should that be necessary, they’ll invite you personally into their headquarters so you can collect your funds.
Not only should you understand the Thai Lotto rules, but there are a few additional regulations you should abide by before purchasing tickets. First and foremost is knowing that Thai Lotto tickets must be bought in pairs from authorized lottery retailers; these tickets have pre-printed anti-counterfeiting features included within them to prevent counterfeiters.
Thai Lotto players should remember a key rule is checking their numbers before the draw rather than after. Results for Thai lotteries are announced twice every month: on the 1st and 16th. Depending on how much money you win, prizes could include anything from small cash awards to free entries into future draws. To increase odds of success and increase chances of success further, multiple tickets should be purchased during one draw – however remembering each number has different chances of being selected; so selecting combinations of low and high numbers might increase winning chances more effectively or choosing single digit numbers or three-digit combinations could increase winning odds further!
