Thai Lotto is a lottery game that can be played by anyone. It has good odds, which means that you have a chance of winning large sums of money. However, before you begin playing, you need to know more about it.

There are ลือลั่น สนั่นเมือง of tickets offered by the Thai lottery. They are the Thai Government Lottery (TGL) ticket and the Thai Charity Lottery (TCL) ticket. Both tickets are available for purchase at a minimum cost of B160. Each ticket contains a six-digit number. The number is printed on special yellow paper. It also features silk thread and a two-tone watermark. This means that there are fewer chances of counterfeiting the lottery ticket.

To purchase a lottery ticket, you need to buy it from a retailer. A local agent is usually employed to sell the ticket. You must buy the tickets in pairs. If you win, you must present your tickets to the lottery office.

The Government Lottery Office (GLO) runs the Thai Lotto. It is a member of the Asia Pacific Lottery Association. GLO has three offices in Bangkok and Nonthaburi. You can find out more information about the lottery on the GLO’s website. In addition, you can contact GLO’s Department of Prize Payments at 02-528-96-21 for more details about the prizes.

Thai Lotto offers jackpots as well as smaller prizes. For example, the first prize is a total of six million baht. That’s worth over US$2 billion in 2014. The prize is awarded to the lucky owners of a pair of the first and second prizes.

The GLO distributes the lottery tickets through a network of over 14,700 authorized retail venues. In order to claim your prize, you must show your passport or national ID card. On the back of your ticket, you will also have to fill in some details.

Tickets are issued on the first and the 16th of each month. Drawings are held in the head office of the GLO. They are simulcast on Radio Thailand Domestic Service and Spring News.

Ticket prices can vary. Initially, they were set at 80 baht each. Later, ลือลั่นสนั่นเมือง mandated that the price be raised to 120 baht. Fortunately, there are other options that are much cheaper. These include estimates and other methods of selecting numbers.

When you win, you need to pay stamp duty on your winnings. Generally, winnings are taxed at 0.50%. Also, all winners must present their passports or national ID cards when claiming their prizes.

The Thai Lotto has strict legislative framework that determines how the lottery is run. The government uses the proceeds of the lottery to finance national causes. Some of the funds are used to fund scholarships and community projects. Currently, the Thai lottery generates four billion baht a year for such purposes.

Although the Government has eliminated the “jackpot” or bonus first prize, there are still two other types of prizes that you can earn. The first is the First Prize Bonus.