ANTD.VN - Up to now, the law has no regulations allowing the sale of lottery tickets over the internet and "buying lottery tickets on behalf of others", therefore, the Ministry of Finance requires organizations and individuals who are distributing lottery tickets over the internet to immediately stop business activities that are not in accordance with the law.
According to the Ministry of Finance, lottery business activities began in 1962 in Vietnam. Currently, the country has 64 lottery businesses, including 63 state-owned enterprises in provinces and cities (divided by the Northern, Central and Southern regions) operating traditional lottery and the Vietnam Computerized Lottery Company (Vietlott) operating computerized lottery nationwide.
According to the law, lottery business is a conditional business, subject to strict control by competent state agencies to ensure meeting the entertainment needs of a segment of people with legitimate income and ensuring security, order and social safety.
Only enterprises that have been granted a certificate of eligibility for lottery business by a competent state agency are allowed to organize lottery business activities; issuing lottery from abroad to domestic organizations and individuals is prohibited.
At the same time, traditional lottery tickets of lottery companies in provinces and cities are only allowed to be distributed through lottery companies that sell directly to customers or distribute through a lottery agent system that has signed an agency contract with the lottery company;
Vietlott's computerized lottery tickets are only distributed through the terminals of agents who have signed agency contracts with Vietlott and telephone (SMS). Up to now, the law has no regulations allowing the sale of lottery tickets over the internet and "buying lottery tickets on behalf of others".
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Online lottery ticket sales and lottery ticket purchasing services are illegal. |
However, recently, there has been a phenomenon of domestic enterprises providing services to buy foreign lottery tickets in violation of the law. Some websites and applications of payment intermediaries and credit institutions provide services to buy domestic lottery tickets but do not return tickets to customers (only sending ticket images via email or personal accounts of customers on the application).
For electronic lottery tickets, the image of the ticket returned via email or displayed in the application shows some information of the lottery ticket but it is not complete, only takes a picture of the ticket with the information of the number series chosen by the customer, without a security code. According to the Ministry of Finance, the use of the above lottery ticket image is not in accordance with the law, does not ensure the legal rights of the buyer.
“These phenomena cause risks of disputes, lawsuits, and do not guarantee the rights of buyers (because buyers do not hold lottery tickets, so in case of winning, they may not be paid or forced to share the prize); potentially causing risks of money laundering, social evils, tax evasion, and causing social disorder” – the Ministry of Finance warned.
Faced with the above situation, the Ministry of Finance is coordinating with ministries, branches (Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Public Security, etc.) and People's Committees of provinces and cities to strengthen management and supervision, perfect the legal framework for lottery business, and strictly handle acts that violate the provisions of lottery law.
At the same time, the Ministry of Finance has requested the Lottery Companies and Vietlott to rectify the activities of agents, inspect and supervise the ticket distribution of lottery agents, and stop business activities that are not in accordance with the law; in cases where there are signs of criminal violations, the case file will be transferred to the police for investigation and handling.
To ensure that lottery business activities operate stably and in accordance with the law, protect the legitimate rights and interests of lottery ticket buyers and ensure social security and order, the Ministry of Finance recommends that organizations and individuals currently distributing lottery tickets over the internet immediately cease business activities that are not in accordance with the law.
For customers buying lottery tickets, please note to only buy lottery tickets from the Company or from authorized dealers and must keep the lottery tickets to receive the prize when winning.
In particular, for traditional lottery tickets, buy directly from the lottery agent system; for electronic lottery tickets, there are currently only 2 official distribution channels via terminals at points of sale and via phone (SMS).
“Do not buy lottery tickets online because this is an activity that is not permitted under the provisions of the lottery business law and does not guarantee the rights of customers. At the same time, absolutely do not buy foreign lottery tickets issued on websites or applications because they can be exploited for fraud” – the Ministry of Finance emphasized.
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