Regulations on areas for issuance of lottery tickets in Vietnam

Regulations on areas for issuance of lottery tickets in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Regulations on areas for issuance of lottery tickets in Vietnam

According to Article 13 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC, areas for issuance of lottery tickets specified in Article 6 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC are provided as follows:

* For the North region:

- Conventional lottery is issued under the linkage mechanism in issuance. Lottery tickets are consumed in the scope of administrative boundaries of each central-affiliated city or province of each lottery company;

- Handwork bingo lottery, scratching lottery for instant result, tearing lottery for instant result are issued and consumed in the scope of administrative boundaries of each central-affiliated city or province of each lottery company;

* For the Central region:

- Conventional lottery, scratching lottery for instant result, tearing lottery for instant result are issued under the general market mechanism. The Ministry of Finance shall provide schedules for the draw for prizes of lottery companies;

- Handwork bingo lottery are issued and consumed in the scope of administrative boundaries of each central-affiliated city or province of each lottery company.

* For the South region:

- Conventional lottery, scratching lottery for instant result, tearing lottery for instant result are issued under the general market form. The Ministry of Finance shall provide schedules for the draw for prizes of lottery companies;

- Handwork bingo lottery are issued and consumed in the scope of administrative boundaries of each central-affiliated city or province of each lottery company.

2. Subjects participating in winning lottery prizes in Vietnam

Subjects participating in winning lottery prizes in Vietnam according to Article 14 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC are as follows:

- Subjects participating in winning lottery prizes must meet all conditions prescribed as follows:

+ Being Vietnamese citizens, Vietnamese persons residing overseas or foreigners entering legally in Vietnam;

+ Being persons aged 18 years or older;

+ Not being persons limited on civil act capability or lost civil act capability as prescribed by law.

- Rights of customers participating in winning lottery prizes

+ Being paid fully value of prizes by lottery companies when they win prizes as prescribed at the Rules of participating in winning lottery prizes specified in Article 8 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC;

+ Being entitled to require lottery companies to keep secret about the winning and receiving of prizes;

+ Being enjoyed other lawful benefits as prescribed at the Rules of participation in winning lottery prizes specified in Article 8 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC.

- Duties of customers participating in winning lottery prizes

+ Complying with the Rules of participation in winning lottery prizes specified in Article 8 and relevent provisions in this Circular;

+ Preserving the bought lottery ticket to participate in winning lottery prizes in accordance with provisions in the Rules of participating in winning lottery prizes specified in Article 8 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC and Regulation on participation in winning prizes prescribed by lottery companies;

+ When winning prizes, customers must present the wining ticket and documents to prove that they belong to subjects entitled to participate in winning prizes as prescribed in clause 1 of Article 14 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC so as to do procedures for receiving prizes as prescribed in this Circular;

+ Implementing fully tax obligations as prescribed by law on tax.

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