Punjab govt okays online lottery system

The Punjab government today gave its nod for starting an online lottery system to increase revenues of the state.
A decision to this effect was taken at a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, here, an official spokesman said.
The online lottery system would be conducted, operated and regulated as per provisions of the Lottery Regulation Act, 1998 and the Punjab State Lotteries Rules, 1998, he said.
The online system envisaged offering lottery games through a network of computer terminals or such other devices as may be approved by the government to be installed at retail locations, the spokesman said.

The terminals would be connected to a main data center at a central headquarter, he said.
The government would appoint a distributor or a selling agent who would design and procure, install and commission, operate and maintain, promote and market and carry out other activities to be required for managing the online lottery, the spokesman said.
The selection of the distributor or the selling agent would be done through tenders and a monitoring committee, he said.
The Cabinet gave its nod for the online lottery system to increase revenues of the state, the spokesman said.