Month: April 2020

MANILA – A party-list lawmaker said on Wednesday that the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) can continue to do business by launching secure and fraud-free interactive mobile lottery games to help the government bolster the revenue needed to meet coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crisis.

In a statement, Ang Probinsyano representative Ronnie Ong said that while the PCSO really has no choice but to shut down its land lottery activities such as the Contest, Scratch-it and Small Town Lottery , he can launch an interactive and mobile lottery. games in the midst of the Luzon-wide Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).

“Interactive and mobile lottery games can actually be very timely right now because of the ECQ. A lot of people are at home doing nothing. Instead of wasting money on some online games to fight against boredom, they can actually support the PCSO lotteries as a means of contributing to the war effort against this invisible enemy, ”said Ong.

Ong, the deputy chair of the House Gaming and Entertainment Committee, noted that the government is losing at least PHP 3.75 billion per month, or PHP 125 million per day since the PCSO decided to shut down operations with the ECQ last March.

He cited that the PCSO earns at least around PHP 15-16 billion each quarter through its various lottery operations.

“Even if we can only generate half of the PHP 3.75 billion in monthly PCSO revenue, we will be able to provide adequate relief to many communities, especially in areas under lockdown. Most people try their luck away from home because they have nothing to eat, ”said Ong.

He suggested that the PCSO could deploy interactive and mobile applications where people can play raffles, scratch cards and other forms of lotteries.

Transactions can be made using various payment methods such as credit cards, Paypal, and virtual wallets such as G-Cash, SmartCash, PayMaya, and WeChat.

Ong said the PCSO needs to ensure that adequate network security safeguards are in place to ensure their mobile platform is safe and secure against all possibilities of hacking and other online frauds.

“This should be urgently considered by the PCSO as the market may not recover even if the ECQ is lifted due to the loss of market to illegal operators and the gray market. At the very least, funds are generated rather than nothing at all, ”he added. (ANP)

Ghana’s leading mobile lottery Lottery 787 awarded its first jackpot winner an amount of GHS 162,950.

The other 13 participants have also won 20,000 GHS each since the game launched in early January.

Laud Kotey, a medical storekeeper from Yeji in the Bono Est area, won the jackpot in draw * 787 # for week 13 on Saturday March 28, 2020.

The 64-year-old expressed extreme joy and revealed he was praying and hoping to win such a big prize after already winning smaller prizes with the 787 Lottery.

He urged players and the general public to believe that * 787 # is real and to encourage potential entrants to play for incredible prizes.

Other winners across the country have also won various cash prizes of GHS 1,000 and above.

How to play

Simply dial * 787 # on your cell phone or visit www.787lottery.com to get your ticket to the draw.

No matter where you are in Ghana, you can enter the raffle every Saturday and win amazing prizes, just like our recent single GHS 20,000 winner, Madame Floryshine AAA Dapaah.

You can participate with any type of mobile phone, whether it is a “yam” or a smartphone.

The results of the draw and the winning payouts are instantaneous.

To check the winnings, dial * 787 # and select option 3.

You can also visit www.787lottery.com and our social platforms @ 787lottery for more details, as well as to see testimonials from the winners.

Be sure to win an additional 2,000 GHS in this special Thursday raffle with the purchase of just 3 tickets. The same tickets qualify for the regular Saturday draw.

The management of the online lottery said that due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak and movement restrictions, its commodity prices are being liquidated into cash prizes.

“This is to ensure the safety of our players,” management said in a statement.

The jackpot for this Saturday is 87,500 GHS.