Hundreds of minor lottery vendors from Loei have came back home after getting an assurance from the Federal government Lottery Office (GLO) that it will set aside lottery quotas to them on Aug 10.
Jeerasak Noikam, president of the Loei Province Lottery Club, said the group was satisfied by assurance, after conference a government consultant yesterday.
Mr Jeerasak got led more than three hundred and fifty protesting vendors outdoors Government House since Sunday calling for your GLO chief and board to step down and allocate quotas of lottery seat tickets priced at 70. 40 baht for them.
The group mentioned they have been forced to purchase from other wholesalers at 92 baht, plus pass on some of that will additional cost in order to customers. They have never ever received quotas so that they could not sell seat tickets at 80 baht, he said.
The group submitted a petition and also a list of small-scale suppliers who wanted to obtain lottery quotas last night and received an effective answer, he mentioned.
“Today marks a landmark in our efforts. All of us believe we will get what we asked for from your GLO, ” he or she said.
One of the vendors through Loei said they have sold lottery tickets for 30 years and not had a quota. He or she expects that on Aug 10, call him by his name will be among those who the GLO can allocate quotas to at the wholesale cost. After receiving the particular assurance the protesters went home close to 11am yesterday.
Meanwhile, additional small retailers stuck a complaint urging the Anti-Corruption Department to review the GLO’s decision to cut quotas to 50, 500 sellers as well as consider a new digital lottery ticket project.
The system said the GLO cancelled the quotas of many vendors, including those who are disabled and supposed to get them.
Prime Minister’s Office Minister Anucha Nakasai said offering lottery tickets online is preferable as customers pay the appropriate price.