Pimentel files bill to probe lotto 6/55 draw

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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel filed Senate Resolution 253 to investigate the controversial PCSO Grand Lotto 6/55 draw result on October 1 wherein 433 bettors won the P236 million jackpot prize. READ:

Pimentel’s three-page resolution directs the appropriate Senate committee to undertake an inquiry in aid of legislation to determine and maintain the integrity and worthiness of the PCSO lotto games.“That result was very surprising- 433 won…supposed to be chances there is 1 in how many millions. So it means, it’s that difficult to hit that, and then to say that 433 won, there is something suspicious,” Pimentel stressed.

This is because PCSO lotto games are state-sanctioned forms of gambling and rely on their integrity for the successful raising of funds for their health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities.In January, four winners bagged the P42.9 million jackpot of 6/49 Super Lotto. In May, three winners got 6/42 lotto jackpot of P43.9 million. In June, two winners shared the P73.8 million jackpot of the 6/49 of Super Lotto.

Pimentel also said that during the initial years of the lotto, the PCSO was already hounded with allegations of anomalies starting with the Philippine Gaming Management Corp. “The frequency of hitting the jackpot and the presence of multiple winners despite the low probability of winning , and especially to the various charity programs of the agency. Without your PHP20, PCSO cannot give anything to anyone,” he pointed out.

 

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