By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/PNA
MANILA — The number of Lotto and Keno agents in the country reached 11,120 in 2018, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said Wednesday.
PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said this number can be broken down into 8,769, who are Lotto agents and 2,351, who are Keno operators.
For Lotto, Balutan said the National Capital Region (NCR) has the most number of agents at 2,251, followed by the Visayas at 1,952, Southern Tagalog and Bicol Region (STBR) at 1,747, Mindanao at 1,674, and Northern and Central Luzon (NCL) at 1,145.
For Keno, NCR also has the most number of agents at 883, followed by SBTR at 681, NCL at 366, the Visayas at 267, and Mindanao at 154.
Keno Lotto Express is a fun game played every 10 minutes that allows the player to choose how many numbers to play, how much money to bet. With this game, the player has a chance to win up to PHP1 million for only PHP12 per play.
“As you all know, our revenue comes from the hard-earned money of individuals who fall in line daily in lotto and Small Town Lottery (STL) outlets to buy their tickets. So they must be informed where their money goes and how PCSO spent their money,” Balutan said in a statement.
Of the almost PHP64 billion revenue generated by PCSO in 2018, PHP32 billion came from Lotto and digit games, PHP26.1 billion from STL,PHP4.4 billion from Keno, PHP 1.1 billion from Instant Sweepstakes Ticket (PMC), and PHP4.9 million from Sweepstakes.
“STL is obviously the second highest earning product of PCSO with 88 operational Authorized STL agents (ASAs). It has been giving jobs and decent lives to Filipino people and their families who cannot even pass the nitty-gritties of job fairs due to age, lack of education, and physical disability. We have saved them from vices, drugs, and from being exploited by criminals,” Balutan said.
Data from the Branch Operations Sector showed that STL has produced 314,596 jobs as of January 28. Of the 314,596 jobs, 13,720 are organic employees, 26,227 are sales supervisors, and 274,649 are sales agents.
How to apply as online lottery agent
The applicant needs to fill up the Online Lottery Application Form, which will include the following requirements:
Sketch/location map of the proposed outlet site
Picture of the building of the proposed outlet site
The applicant must ensure that the application form is complete and that all required documents are attached. Incomplete requirements will not be processed. All applications are subject to evaluation prior to approval.
PCSO shall conduct the inspection and technical evaluation of the proposed outlet site/s. The applicant shall be informed of the evaluation result. PCSO shall notify the applicant on the status of the application concerning the availability of communication facilities in the proposed outlet prior to installation of facilities.
For more information, interested parties may visit www.pcso.gov.ph.
