Win Lotto in Thailand
The Thai lottery is one of the two legal forms of gambling in Thailand. It is also the most popular form of gambling in the country. Although the government prohibits all other types of gambling, 70% of the population plays the lottery regularly.
Tickets for the lottery are printed on special yellow paper and contain a six-digit number. Some lottery tickets also feature a silk thread. The special thread is visible under ultra-violet light. In addition to the number, the ticket contains a two-tone watermark of the Wayupak logo.
A lottery ticket is sold by agents or brokers. These vendors must be at least 20 years old. They also must have a license. There are around 15,000 lottery ticket vendors in Bangkok. However, some locals do not feel comfortable buying their tickets from sub-vendors.
หวยม้าวิ่ง is played on the first and 16th of each month. Results are announced on the same day of the month. The smallest prize is 1,000 baht. There are also 100 prizes of B10,000. One prize for matching three digits is 40,000 baht.
Tickets are available in both the TGL and the TCL. The first prize is 3 million baht for the TGL, and the bonus prize is 22 million baht for the TCL. Ticket winners must present a passport or an identification card. All winnings are subject to stamp duty. Any winnings of over 20,000 baht must be paid to a local agent.
The Thai lottery has a long history. The first tickets were printed in 1868 as a birthday present for King Chulalongkorn. A few years later, the lottery was used to raise funds for social benefits. The lottery was also used to raise money for world war I.
The Government Lottery Office (GLO) was established under the Govt Lottery Office Act, which entered into force on B.E. 2517. This act was enacted to reform the lottery. GLO is under the Thai Government. Other than the lottery, there are no other forms of gambling in the country.
The Thai government also operates a charity lottery, which is known as the Thai Charity Lottery. The charity lottery must have 9% of its revenue going to the government. It is also required to have an administrative cost of 12%.
Prizes are also paid to local lottery agents. เลขม้าวิ่ง charge a fee of two to five lots for every hundred baht. After payment is received, the tickets are mailed to the customer.
When a Thai lottery winner receives his or her prize, they must complete a claim form and present it to the Thai lottery office. They must also fill in their details on the back of their ticket. For a prize of less than 20,000 baht, the winner must pay a tax of 0.5%.
Before a lottery ticket can be purchased, the buyer must first choose the numbers to buy. In the past, there were two types of Thai lottery tickets: the TGL and the TCL.