Govt to get tougher on lotteries

In a move to rein in the lottery trade, the government is set to notify fresh rules that place online lotteries on a par with paper lotteries, ban double and triple-digit lotteries and introduce a process for one state government to ban lotteries of another.

In a move to rein in the lottery trade, the government is set to notify fresh rules that place online lotteries on a par with paper lotteries, ban double and triple-digit lotteries and introduce a process for one state government to ban lotteries of another.

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The new rules will be notified under the Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998.

As first reported by HT on January 11, the rules would place a ban the ruinously addictive two-digit and three-digit lotteries, fix a minimum price of Rs 2 for the tickets and regulate lottery sector including the timing of draws. A home ministry official said the draft had been placed in public domain to ascertain a response from the public.