{"id":46554,"date":"2019-07-30T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=46554"},"modified":"2019-07-30T15:43:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T07:43:02","slug":"lotto-pcso-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/07\/30\/lotto-pcso-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte Suspends Lotto, STL, PCSO Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered to shut down the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office<\/strong> (PCSO), a government-owned and controlled corporation for raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services, and charities of national character.<\/p>\n

The PCSO holds and conducts charity sweepstakes, races, and lotteries to fund their health and welfare-related investments, projects, and activities. They also have KENO Lotto Express, a fast game for only Php 12 in a chance to win Php 1-million.<\/p>\n

Also read: Lotto Culture in PH: Explaining the Craze<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"These outlets can be found in many places all over the country<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In his video message aired on social media by the Presidential Communications Operations Office, the President said:<\/p>\n

\u201cPending investigation, all games on lotto, STL, Peryahan ng Bayan, or whatever nature\u2026 I said all gaming activities\u2026 that got their franchise from the government through PCSO are, as of today, suspended or terminated because of massive corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n