Lottery

  • LifestyleThe history of Thailand’s lottery

    The history of Thailand’s lottery

    Almost all forms of gambling are illegal in Thailand with one exception – the country’s lottery. The bi-monthly lottery draw has brought great fortunes to many people. The next draw is tomorrow, and you might be interested to learn some fun facts about its history. The lottery first began in 1874 on King Chulalongkorn’s birthday. The king had given the…

  • Pattaya NewsLottery winner drinks himself to death in Pattaya

    Lottery winner drinks himself to death in Pattaya

    A Thai man went out drinking to celebrate winning the lottery but did not wake up the next day. He was found lying dead in his bedroom surrounded by bottles of liquor yesterday morning in Pattaya, Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand. Officers from Bang Lamung Police Station and rescue workers from Sawang Boriboon Foundation were called to a house in…

  • Thailand NewsTomb raiders dig up mass grave in search of winning lottery numbers in Thailand

    Tomb raiders dig up mass grave in search of winning lottery numbers in Thailand

    At 4am today, a gang of money-hungry lottery fanatics dug up a mass grave, for people with no relatives, at a cemetery in Mueang district in Chon Buri province, eastern Thailand. The group were searching for the winning numbers of today’s national lottery draw, as evidenced by the incense and equipment used in lottery rituals found strewn around the scene.…

  • World NewsLucky American wins US.3 billion in lottery, identity still unknown

    Lucky American wins US$1.3 billion in lottery, identity still unknown

    One lucky American bought the winning lottery ticket at a convenience store outside Chicago in a draw on Friday and landed a US$1.3 billion jackpot. The lucky winner hasn’t been identified yet but, whoever it is, they have scooped the third biggest lottery jackpot in US history. The winning numbers were 13, 36, 45, 57, and 67, plus the mega…

  • Bangkok NewsUps and downs: Man wins lottery then falls to his death down drain

    Ups and downs: Man wins lottery then falls to his death down drain

    We’ve all had days with ups and downs, but likely not so much as a Nonthaburi man who won the lottery and then encountered a fatal accident. The 56 year old man chose the number 417 and found himself holding a winning lottery ticket. He immediately went out to celebrate with drinks with his friends, but never made it home.…

  • Thailand NewsFortune telling tarantula predicts lottery numbers in central Thailand

    Fortune telling tarantula predicts lottery numbers in central Thailand

    A man from Ang Thong province in central Thailand believes that a tarantula in the forest can predict the future. So far, the tarantula has made two lottery predictions. The man reportedly waits day and night for the furry fortune teller to come out of its hole to see what it might predict next. When the man wants “Phaya Bung”…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Update | Koh Samui and Koh Phangan Ferry Services increased for Songkran

    Thailand News Update | Koh Samui and Koh Phangan Ferry Services increased for Songkran

    Just starting our bulletin today with a quick note about the new XE Omicron variant that has now been detected in Thailand. We are doing more about this in Good Morning Thailand program today. The key point is that, given the current knowledge, the variant appears no more likely to produce severe symptoms than the other Omicron variants. The one…

  • Phuket NewsHow did the Phuket man, who won 18 million baht in the lottery, receive his winnings?

    How did the Phuket man, who won 18 million baht in the lottery, receive his winnings?

    The Phuket man who won 18 million baht in the lottery on Friday has now been officially presented with his winnings. In cash! Lottery organisers arrived at the man’s house in a red Ferrari yesterday with his cash, and also a hard copy of his winning ticket, which is numbered 970618. The man’s friends and family were at his house…

  • Thailand NewsVillagers pay homage to giant mango in central Thailand

    Villagers pay homage to giant mango in central Thailand

    Villagers offered incense to a giant mango in Uthai Thani province in central Thailand on Wednesday. Locals believe that the mango, weighing in at 1.8 kilograms, is sure to bring good luck. The average mango weighs in at a measly 150 grams in comparison. The owner of the mango, 47 year old Wirat Haewphet, is a farmer with many mango…

  • Thailand NewsPhuket police raid Blue Dragon Lottery scammers, as nationwide crackdown continues

    Phuket police raid Blue Dragon Lottery scammers, as nationwide crackdown continues

    Police raided the operations of lottery ticket scammers in Phuket on Wednesday, as the government continues its nationwide crackdown on overpriced lottery tickets sold on the country’s popular Blue Dragon Lottery website. Three homes on the island were raided for selling overpriced lottery tickets. Armed with search warrants, police raided three homes on the island and arrested people who were…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Update | Thailand’s newest airport set to open on March 14

    Thailand News Update | Thailand’s newest airport set to open on March 14

    Police are still baffled over exactly what happened on the night Thai actress, known as Tangmo, drowned in the Chao Phraya. At this stage only two people have been charged over the events – the speedboat’s owner and the skipper on the evening. Beyond that police, whilst not necessarily suspecting foul play, say their mystified as to the different accounts…

  • Thailand NewsThailand considers digital lottery to beat overpriced vendors

    Thailand considers digital lottery to beat overpriced vendors

    With the biggest e-Commerce market in Southeast Asia, Thailand is planning to launch a new online platform to sell printed national lottery tickets in digital format to combat the high prices of some physical vendors. According to a member and spokesman for the Government Lottery Office, Thanawat Polvichai, the alternative digital lottery will be among the options offered to the…

  • Pattaya NewsMonk offers 10,000 baht reward for information that leads to turtle thief’s capture

    Monk offers 10,000 baht reward for information that leads to turtle thief’s capture

    A monk in Chon Buri, an eastern Thai province, is offering a 10,000 baht reward to anyone who helps return his stolen turtles. The monk says the turtles are ancient. The specific species of turtles has not been given. The turtles were allegedly stolen from the Samet Temple in Chon Buri and the abbot says the turtle stealers took between…

  • Thailand NewsGovernment Lottery Office ordered to pay 1.65 billion baht over failed project

    Government Lottery Office ordered to pay 1.65 billion baht over failed project

    After a decade-plus struggle, the Supreme Administrative Court has ordered the Government Lottery Office, or GLO, to pay the Thai conglomerate Loxley 1.65 billion baht in compensation over a failed online lottery project. An online lottery system and machines were set up nationwide by Loxley GTech back in 2006. The company had also trained people on how to operate the…

  • Crime NewsMan arrested for alleged involvement in 600 million baht lottery ticket scam

    Man arrested for alleged involvement in 600 million baht lottery ticket scam

    Police arrested a man for his alleged involvement in a fraudulent lottery ticket scam which generated an estimated 600 million baht. More than 50 people say they fell victim to the scheme with some claiming they lost thousands of baht after they purchased lottery tickets online, but the tickets were never delivered. Wutthipat Lerlob allegedly coaxed people into investing in…

  • Thailand NewsYoung Chon Buri couple in debt win 12 million baht in Thai lottery

    Young Chon Buri couple in debt win 12 million baht in Thai lottery

    A young couple in Chonburi, who say they are in debt, has won 12 million baht in the Thai national lottery. The couple won the 1st prize yesterday which is equivalent to US$360,000. 32 year old Saweng Norabut and 29 year old Kotchakorn Norabut went to the Nongkham Police Station yesterday with the set of 2 lottery tickets. The winning…

  • Northern Thailand NewsSon lights himself on fire after asking mom for lottery money

    Son lights himself on fire after asking mom for lottery money

    A woman’s 32 year old son, in northern Thailand’s Phrae Province, is in critical condition from lighting himself on fire after falsely believing that his mother had won the lottery and would not share her winnings with him. Police at Denchai Police Station were alerted of a man who burned himself in Ban Mai Jua, Denchai District and notified a…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri woman wins 18 million baht in lottery, her niece picked the winning number

    Chon Buri woman wins 18 million baht in lottery, her niece picked the winning number

    When Primprao Chuadee went by her usual lottery ticket vendor in Chon Buri, she decided to let her young niece pick the tickets. Lucky move. She won 18 million baht in the Thai government’s bi-monthly lottery. “My niece ‘Nong Baimon’ picked the lottery numbers for me at a lottery stall that I usually buy from.” She bought a set of 3…

  • Thailand News6 million baht lottery winner chose ticket number after a dream

    6 million baht lottery winner chose ticket number after a dream

    A grand prize Thai government lottery winner, taking home 6 million baht, says she chose the ticket number after a dream she had. 56 year old Ratri Kadnok, the Krabuangnoi village chief in Nakhon Rachasima, had a dream that she was driving her motorbike and the key broke. When she woke up, she told her son to find a ticket…

  • Crime NewsLottery ticket distributors arrested for allegedly scamming sellers for millions of baht

    Lottery ticket distributors arrested for allegedly scamming sellers for millions of baht

    Police arrested 2 lottery ticket distributors in Lop Buri, Central Thailand, for allegedly collecting money from lottery ticket sellers and failing to deliver the tickets for the October 16 and November 1 draws which were worth more than 400 million baht. More than 100 lottery ticket sellers filed a complaint at the Surin province’s Rattanaburi Police Station, saying they purchased…

  • Thailand NewsLottery winning monk leaves temple because so many people asked for money

    Lottery winning monk leaves temple because so many people asked for money

    The monk who recently won 18 million baht in the lottery and decided to give the winnings away apparently had to leave his temple because people kept coming by asking him for money. He’s now at a temple at another province, but he’s keeping the location a secret. A monk at Wat Thinnakorn Nimit in Nonthaburi, just outside Bangkok, says…

  • Thailand NewsMonk wins 18 million baht in lottery, donates money to temple

    Monk wins 18 million baht in lottery, donates money to temple

    A monk won 18 million baht in the recent lottery and decided to donate the winnings. 67 year old Montri Samajjo, known as Monk Piak, says he didn’t buy the tickets with the hopes of winning. He bought them because a lottery ticket seller came by temple asking for help. The monk gave 1 million baht to each of his…

  • Bangkok NewsMan allegedly shoots another over lottery ticket feud

    Man allegedly shoots another over lottery ticket feud

    Police are searching for a 60 year old man who allegedly shot another after an argument over lottery tickets. The alleged shooter, identified as Noi, gave money to 35 year old Samrit to buy lottery tickets, according to a salon owner next door in Samut Prakan, just south east of Bangkok. When the numbers came up as winners, Noi allegedly…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMarket vendor returns home to honor promise to late mother after winning lottery

    Market vendor returns home to honor promise to late mother after winning lottery

    A market vendor in Trat province is returning home to “honour a promise to her late mother” after winning a 6 million baht first prize in the country’s state bi-monthly lottery draw (drawn on the 1st and 16th of each month). 49 year old Metta Pomchaiya went home to Sakon Nakhon during the country’s Covid-19 lockdown phase to make merit…

  • Thai LifeOdd number wins the Thai lotto

    Odd number wins the Thai lotto

    It’s enough to send a Thai gambler into a frizz. A rather odd number won the 6 million baht jackpot in Tuesday’s bi-monthly Thai lottery. The ticket ‘999997’ was the prize winning number and Thai netizens are going ballistic! Usually when picking out a lucky number, people would rarely choose a ticket with so many repeating numbers. But 52 year…

  • Thailand NewsCongratulations! Winners of yesterday’s Thai lottery draw

    Congratulations! Winners of yesterday’s Thai lottery draw

    Yesterday was Thailand’s bi-monthly lottery draw and this time there were 4 winners, that we know of. One was a 40 year old mahout (elephant handler) who lives in Pattaya who won 12 million baht. Nipon Sa-Ngam works as an elephant mahout and is originally from Buriram. He purchased 2 lottery tickets earlier this week. His winning ticket had the numbers……

  • Hot NewsCouple wins millions in lottery, husband’s age is the lucky number

    Couple wins millions in lottery, husband’s age is the lucky number

    Usually people hope just 1 of their lottery tickets will end up being a winner. A couple in Central Thailand had their lucky day when all 4 of their tickets brought in millions, adding up to a total of 24 million baht. On Monday, 60 year old Bunruan, a local teacher at Nakhon Sawan’s Wat Pho Si Temple School, and…

  • Crime NewsInternet scam offers dodgy amulets for lottery wins

    Internet scam offers dodgy amulets for lottery wins

    Police are warning of new internet scam offering lucky amulets to guarantee lottery success, claiming, falsely, that they’ve had helped celebrities win the lottery multiple times. The announcement from the deputy spokesman for the Royal Thai police yesterday. “Investigation officers have looked into this matter and found a group of people who offered to buy lottery tickets after they had…

  • Thailand NewsWaitress has double lottery win

    Waitress has double lottery win

    A waitress from Ban Sabah Village in Lampang rovince won 12 million baht in yesterday’s national lottery by pure luck, after she couldn’t a ticket with her license plate number. The woman says she initially knew the exact number that she wanted to buy, but as there were no tickets with the number, the vendor gave her two random tickets.…

  • Thai LifeThree Thai lottery winners take home 6 million baht each

    Three Thai lottery winners take home 6 million baht each

    781403. That’s the magic six numbers you needed for yesterday’s lottery, which would award you with a grand prize of 6 million baht if you had a winning lottery ticket. Three people won, a convenience store owner in Nakhon Ratchasima and married couple from Rayong. Suwarn Sinthao bought her ticket hoping to win a three-number prize of 4,000 baht but…