PNP says lotto operators may now remove 'closed' signs

Kaufman, Karl 15 hrs ago

lotto outlet

GMA News Online

Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman Brigadier General Bernard Banac on Wednesday said all lotto
operators may now remove the "closed" signages police have put on their outlets.

This came after President Rodrigo Duterte lifted the suspension of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office's lotto game.

According to Banac, all PNP units are directed by PNP chief Police General Oscar Albayalde to visit all
lotto outlets and assist operators in removing the signages if needed.

It was advised by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea that lotto game would resume as investigators
found no anomalies in its operations.

Meanwhile, other PCSO gaming operations such as small-town lottery, Keno and Peryahan ng Bayan
(PNB) shall remain suspended pending the investigation of alleged corrupt activities onto its operations.

Duterte had suspended all of PCSO's gaming operations last Saturday, citing "massive corruption."

The inclusion of lotto in the order has triggered an outcry from lotto franchise operators, saying that
lotto was just dragged down by the illegal activities hounding the STL and PNB.

The Philippine Online Lottery Agents Association Inc. (POLAI) urged Duterte to revive the operations of
lotto, keno, and other games.

A day after the President's orders, the Philippine National Police reported the closure of some 2,000
lotto and STL outlets nationwide. —KBK, GMA News