MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is set to halt the operations of current E-Lotto system to give way to the new and improved platform, the agency announced in a Facebook post and during the live draw on Saturday, July 6.
Starting July 13 (Saturday), PCSO E-Lotto will no longer be available for buying of tickets.
E-Lotto was launched in December last year to offer convenience and accessibility to all lotto patrons nationwide.
PCSO said they are gearing up to make E-Lotto services better.
In line with this change, PCSO shared some important reminders to all E-Lotto users.
1. From July 6 until July 12, 2024 - advance draws system will no longer available on your E-Lotto application. Users can still buy their tickets on E-Lotto but on a daily basis.
2. Starting July 13, 2024 - E-Lotto app will not be available. Players can still buy their tickets through physical lotto outlets.
3. For those players with top-up and winnings on their E-Lotto account, PCSO advised them to withdraw it and transfer the amount to their GCash e-wallet on or before July 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
4. For players with advance draw tickets from July 13 to July 31, 2024, your tickets are still valid and included in the scheduled draws.
5. If you have winnings from the advance draw tickets, you may request for manual validation of ticket to claim your prize. Take note that your E-Lotto ticket is VALID FOR ONE YEAR.
6. To claim your prizes, present a screenshot of winning ticket, together with your two (2) valid government IDs in any PCSO Branch office or at PCSO Main Office Accounting and Budget Department in Mandaluyong City.
In February this year, Senate minority leader Aquilino Pimentel III urged PCSO stop the pilot run of its e-lotto games, saying that its features should first be scrutinized to ensure its integrity.
In an interview with dzBB, Pimentel said the e-lotto games will make it easy for bettors to win by placing bets on all possible combinations of a game.
In addition, lotto agents suspect that E-Lotto was the reason for the closure of 2,000 lotto outlets nationwide, which the PCSO denied, saying the closures were due to their failure to hit their sales targets.
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sana hindi po e suspended ang e lotto, kasi kagaya sa akin na isang PWD, umaasa din na manalo, saka saya ko po na hindi na pumunta sa cyudad para lang bumili. tnx
ReplyDeleteI love playing the games and only played the major games daily, but using the elotto app discovered the digit games and enjoyed playing them as well. However, I will not revert to the old way of going to the mall, even though it is across the street, nor will I stand in line to play with a handful of tickets and a handful of cash to pay for all the games I play. I'll wait for the elotto app to return. No app, no play. That's the deal now.
ReplyDeleteNapaka convenient ng e-lotto, specially saamin na napakalayo ng lotto outlet. Ang pamasahe mo ay mabibili mo na ng isa pang ticket. Sana mabalik muli yung e-lotto soon.
ReplyDeleteE lotto is very convenient di mo na kailangan lumabas at pumila sa mga outlet.nakakatamad lumabas para tumaya lang.dito ko lang naranasan manalo sa eltto.5digits at 3d 2x.kse anytime pwede ka tumaya di tulad sa outlet nakakatamad pumila.
ReplyDeleteNakakainis, but naman sinuspend ang e lotto, napaka convenient pa nman tumaya especially sa kagaya ko na discreet na mananaya dahil bawal sa religion namin. Sana bumalik asap.
ReplyDeletenagcash-out ako pagkabasa ng announcement pero bakit walang pumasok sa gcash ko :(
ReplyDeletesa elotto lang kami makataya dito sa abroad ngayon kayo nalang dyan!...
ReplyDeleteGusto ko e-lotto kasi nagkakatoon ako ng Pagosa kahit nasaan man kami dito sa Mundo Lalo na mga OFW na umaasa manalo sa lotto. Ngayon wala na Pagasa. Araw araw Ko tumataya ng lotto gamit e-lotto.
ReplyDeleteE-lotto very convenient Sana maibalik agad asap.
ReplyDeletePlease bring back e-lotto. I'm a Senior Citizen and its very convenient for me to place my bet on-line on a daily basis instead of going to the nearest lotto outlet and fall in line. Very inconvenient!
ReplyDeletetrue
Deletemalayo pa naman yung outlet samin, sana bumalik agad.
ReplyDeletei agree
Deleteibalik sana agad e-lotto convenient tumaya sa tulad ko pwd.
ReplyDeleteSobrang agree ako d2 being a pwd myself. Hayyst
Deletefor me e-lotto is good...
ReplyDeleteIs it temporary lang ba? Mas madali kasing tumaya sa e-lotto. Tumataya na ako mula noong 1995 but never nanalo.
ReplyDeletevery convenient bakit nyo tinigil? politics?
ReplyDeleteIbalik na iyan. Maganda at safe tumaya sa elotto for security reason, sakaling manalo. Unanimity is paramount importance in winning lotto.
ReplyDeletePolitics end the elotto games, its convenient specially us player ofw, mas madali manalo sa apps anytime pede ka tumaya before 30 minutes of each game, no line no hassle, sana madaliin ang pagbabalik,
ReplyDeleteSna ibalik mdaming na mga ofw natin tumatya thru app bsta safe at wla lang hacking na ngaganap
ReplyDeleteSayang ang kikitain from OFWs kung hindi ito mabalik. Pero sana rin pag mabalik na, medyo gawing mas anonymous ang mga accounts. Required kasi na ilagay buong name.
ReplyDeleteGusto Nila mawala ang elotto dahil humihina ang kita ng mga illegal na tayaan na ginagamit ang PCSO 3digit 4digit atbp maraming ganyang illegal na outlet nagkalat na supportado ng mga corrupt politicians... baka nga may kickback pa inang senator jan...
ReplyDeleteSa elotto kc deretso sa pcso at players ang transactions wala slang kikitain
Bwisit yung nagpa stop sa e lotto. Di na tuloy ako nakaka taya araw araw. Yon n nga lang pag asa ko yumaman e
ReplyDeleteKelan kaya ibabalik ang E-Lotto di tuloy ako makataya napakalayo ng tayaan d2 sa amin bundok kc babyahe pa ng 1 oras pra makataya sa lotto outlet.
ReplyDeletePlease ibalik nyo na ang E-lotto, paano kaming mga nasa bukid makataya kung di na maibalik ang elotto, walang outlet sa bukid pero may signal para online.
ReplyDeleteI think its not true that they just want to improve, they're just protecting the lotto sales outlets, i find that there nothing wrong with the lotto app
ReplyDeleteGusto Nila e stop ang e lotto dahil maraming pulitiko ang nawawalan ng kita sa illegal na tayaan na ginagamit ang PCSO suertres,ez2 atbp...
ReplyDeleteDami pa nilang dahilan na kesyo may daya daw sa e lotto... hahaha namang prinoprotektahan Nila ang mga illegal na tayaan kc may kickback sila.. d kami tanga para d makita un
Please ibalik na ang E-lotto.
ReplyDeleteWalang outlet sa amin. Mayroon outlet pang STL lang, paano kami makatayaya sa mega lotto, 6/42 ,etc. Ang layo layo pa.
E-lotto sana , kaso di magkapera ang lgu dretso kasi sa pcso ang tayaan kaya inihinto ang elotto. Pinas walang pag-asa.
May balance pa ako doon..bakit naman ganun..
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