BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) — The board of the Government Lottery Office (GLO) puts off its next lottery draw from April 1 to May 2 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
GLO chairman Patchara Anuntasilpa said the next lottery draw was rescheduled at 2.30pm-4pm on May 2 at the GLO to help contain COVID-19 and promote public safety.
However, the reschedule could later change, depending on situations, he said.
Mr Patchara said that GLO would not sell lottery tickets for April 16 and May 2 draws and would refund money as soon as possible to those who had reserved April 16 lottery tickets on March 20-21.
The disease situation prompted the GLO board to look into the possibility of lottery sales through vending machines that would reduce human-to-human contact. The board ordered the GLO management to study the possibility and ways to protect conventional lottery vendors, Mr Patchara said.
If the outbreak continues for more than a few months, the normal operations of the GLO could be obstructed, he said. (TNA)
