President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the suspension of operations of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes' lotto game "effective immediately," Malacañang said on Tuesday.
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 small time lottery (STL) and Peryahan ng Bayan.
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. —JST, GMA News
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