No shortage of lottery tickets

Oct 27, 2016

The media reported recently about a shortage of the National Lotteries Board’s lottery tickets Govi Setha, Supiri Vasana, Jathika Sampath and Vasana Sampatha. The reason cited was that the contract for printing the lottery tickets had expired and the tender procedure was yet to be finalized to select a new supplier.

When contacted, NLB chairperson Sharmila Perera said there was shortage of lottery tickets. The new suppliers have been selected following the tender procedure and they have started printing the lottery tickets, she said. The NLB lottery tickets are readily available, including those for the draw on the coming 31st. The rumour of a shortage was spread by the previous supplier who has now lost the contract, according to her.

Winning a lottery is a dream of many and hundreds of thousands of lotteries are issued a week. It has also become a livelihood for thousands, including NLB employees as well as the lottery ticket sellers on the streets.