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Thai Lottery – Where to Buy Tickets And How To Play To Win

With Thailand being such a poor country, then it's no surprise that the Thai Lottery should be so popular. There are twice weekly draws that are televised live. And though the prizes are tiny when compared to those mega-jackpots found in other lotteries in the West, the amounts of cash on offer will certainly make a huge difference to the lives of the winners. The lottery is strictly controlled by the military junta and it's not possible to play from outside the country or even online.

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How To Win The Thai Lottery

Thailand has a National Lottery which is organised by the Thai Government Lottery Office. Every month, on the 1st and the 16th, two draws take place. What’s interesting is that there are only two legal forms of gambling in Thailand. With one being the Thai Lottery and the other being horse race betting in Bangkok. Obviously, with so many poor people living in Thailand, then the Thai Lottery is, without doubt, the most popular form of gambling. It’s more or less a state institution, with many of those taking part dreaming of changing their lives of poverty.

The population of Thailand is around 70 million and around 30% of these people play the National Lottery. Both men and women take part, with the demographic split being 52% of women playing against 48% of men. Let’s have a look at how to win the jackpot playing this lottery.

The History Of The Thai Lottery

In 1874, in order to celebrate the birthday of King Rama V, the very first Thai Lottery tickets were sold. Then in 1974, the government passed the Lottery Office Act B.E. 2517, which declared the state lottery as a form of state revenue.

The Two Types Of Thai Lottery Tickets

In the Thai Lottery, there are two types of tickets. The first one is for the Thai Government Lottery (TGL). This offers a prize of 2 million baht with the winning ticket paying tax at 0.5%. The second type of ticket is called the Thai Charity Lottery (TCL), with the main prize being 3 million baht with this prize being taxable at 1%. All Thai Lottery tickets are pre-printed, meaning that the numbers are already filled in for you. This pre-printing of the numbers, coupled with a fixed ticket price, was to stop vendors from filling in tickets with what was considered “lucky” numbers and then charging huge amounts for them.

How Can You Buy Your Ticket?

Wholesalers buy their tickets from the Thai government directly. They then resell these to retailers who act as the official retail agents for the Thai Lottery. You can find these vendors on the streets, as they sell their tickets from the official signature briefcases. You can also find stands located outside the most popular shops and shopping centres. Tickets cost 40 baht (around $1.27) but the minimum purchase is two tickets. Unfortunately, you can’t buy Thai Lottery tickets online, so they are limited to those in Thailand who can purchase physical tickets from the vendors. For playing the lottery and having the best chance to win the jackpot online, we suggest that you head over to theLotter, which have a massive selection of worldwide lotteries which are all legal for you to play.

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What Prizes Does The Lottery Offer?

There are a huge number of prizes to win in the Thai Lottery. Starting with the 3 million baht from the TCL ticket and the 2 million baht from the TGL ticket. Then monetary prizes work their way down from these larger sums.

No. of Matched Numbers	Prize in Baht TGL / (TCL)	Prize in USD TGL / (TCL)	Number of Thai Lottery Prizes Available
6 of 6 in the first draw	2 million (3 million)	$63,492 ($95,238)	1
6 of 6 in the second draw	100,000 (100,000)	$3,174 ($3,174)	5
6 of 6 in the third draw	40,000 (40,000)	$1,269 ($1,269)	10
6 of 6 in the fourth draw	20,000 (20,000)	$635 ($635)	50
6 of 6 in the fifth draw	10,000 (10,000)	$317 ($317)	100
3 of 3 in match 3 draw	2,000 (2,000)	$63 ($63)	4,000
2 of 2 in match 2 draw	1,000 (1,000)	$32 ($32)	10,000

How Does The Draw Work?

According to the latest lottery news, the Thai Lottery draws take place on the 1st and 16th of each month. Unless these dates happen to fall on a national holiday. If this happens then the draw moves to the following day. If you turn on the television, between 15.00 and 16.00, you’ll see that the lottery draws broadcasting live. Ten members of the public are asked to officiate and witness the draw. One of those people will be nominated to be the draw chairman and they will all inspect both the balls and the equipment to ensure there are no anomalies.

The chairman will then randomly select a different ball from the draw machine and this will determine the order in which the lower Thai Lottery prizes are paid out. Numbers are continuously drawn that would go on to determine the variety of prizes.

How Can I Win The Thai Lottery?

You have to keep in mind that Thailand is a country of many superstitions and beliefs. When the winners of the Thai Lottery are questioned after winning, they will often tell of lottery strategies involving the interpretation of dreams or seeing animals that will give them a lucky sign. Others will interpret candle drippings in holy water, or pray to banana leaves. There are any number of fortune-tellers who will use lucky numbers, bamboo sticks or simply ask children to pick random numbers in order to help increase your jackpot winning chances. But if you step back for a minute, and consider the number of people playing, then it’s easy to see that the only way to win the Thai Lottery is to be incredibly lucky.

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