At the end of last month, the Ministry of Finance announced that there had recently been a situation of enterprise provides illegal lottery ticket buying services. Some websites and applications of payment intermediaries Banks that provide domestic lottery ticket purchasing services only send ticket images via email or on the application to customers.
Do not sell lottery tickets online, do not buy on behalf of them
Set Finance said there are no regulations for selling lottery tickets online while many applications are providing lottery ticket buying services, creating many risks.
After the announcement of the Ministry of Finance, some The opinion is that the State management agency “cannot manage it, then prohibit” the online sale and purchase of lottery tickets.
In response to this opinion, the Ministry of Finance affirmed business Lottery is a conditional business line according to the provisions of the Investment Law and Decrees of the Government.
About the distribution method according to regulations Traditional lottery tickets are only allowed to be distributed through lottery companies (sold directly to customers or distributed through a lottery agent system that has signed an agency contract with the lottery company). ).
As for Vietlott’s computerized lottery tickets, they are only distributed through terminal devices of agents who have signed an agent contract with Vietlott and telephone (SMS).
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Thus, the Ministry of Finance affirms that current law does not regulate the sale of lottery tickets over the internet and the “buying of lottery tickets on behalf of” people.
“The practice of some organizations and individuals Doing lottery business over the internet is against the law because these units are not licensed to do lottery business, the ticket distribution method is not in accordance with regulations and there are some limitations” Ministry of Information.< /p>
Specifically, buying traditional domestic lottery tickets on behalf of computerized lottery tickets via the internet causes difficulties in the management and operation of the lottery market by management agencies taking advantage of the name of purchasing on behalf of Lottery tickets, these organizations may organize for players to participate in direct prizes to seek profits.
Risks
That causes loss of revenue for The State budget does not have to pay taxes on the cost of printing tickets to organize prize draws… (similar to lottery numbers taking advantage of lottery results for illegal business). Those activities have many potential risks causing social disorder and safety.
Or this also has many potential risks for players. The player may have the money in their prize account appropriated and be forced to divide the prize (because the ticket is kept by the purchaser). The rights of lottery winners are not guaranteed.
This affects the lottery business environment, affecting the openness and transparency in lottery business activities of businesses. .
At the same time, it affects the reputation and loss of confidence of players in the business activities of the lottery company owned by the State in case the party purchases lottery tickets on behalf of the lottery company. Not paying the prize but appropriating the winning amount of the winning customer.
In addition, in the case of buying a Vietlott ticket on behalf of a person who wins a large Jackpot prize, there may be a possibility of not paying the ticket to the person who won the prize. Winning a prize due to the website/application disappearing while taking a photo of the confirmed ticket is not evidence to prove ownership affecting Vietlott’s reputation.
Receiving the prize on behalf of also related to the risk of money laundering to finance terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,” the Ministry of Finance announced.
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