Regulations on devices of draw for prizes in Vietnam

Devices of draw for prizes in Vietnam

Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 25 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC, the devices of draw for prizes include:

- Spherical cages;

- Balls serving the draw for prizes;

- Electronic scale to check volume of each ball; device to check size of each ball;

- System of cameras and screens serving supervision of process of draw for prizes.

Regulations on devices of draw for prizes in Vietnam (Internet image)

Management requirement for devices of draw for prizes in Vietnam

(1) For spherical cages:

- Spherical cages must have clear origin, ensures criteria and specifications in accordance with design of producers. They must be produced by material ensuring limitation of corrosion, rust and other affects from outside;

- Apart from quantity of spherical cages directly serving for each time of draw for prizes according to the publicized rules of the draw for prizes, lottery companies must equip minimally more 01 standby spherical cage for use as necessary;

- Periodically, annually as minimally, lottery companies must maintain spherical cages. The maintenance must ensure principle not to falsify the operation principle and specifications of spherical cages. It is required to have diary of monitoring and managing the maintenance during the course of maintenance;

- Spherical cages must be checked the operation process before they are put into use. The examination must have the witness and confirmation of the council of lottery supervision;

- Ending each draw for prizes, spherical cages and area containing spherical cages must be sealed so as to ensure that there is no intervention from outside.

(2) For balls:

- Balls used in draw for prizes must have uniform material, volume and size. The allowed tolerance for each ball used for lottery draw is as follows:

+ Volume: The maximum deviation not more than 5% of standard volume of each ball;

+ Size: The maximum deviation not more than 5% of standard diameter size of each ball.

- Balls must be arranged according to each set (each set included 10 balls, ordered from No. 0 to No.9); each set of ball must be stored in a separate box, ensure that balls are not rubbed, worn out. Boxes containing balls must be sealed after using for draw for prizes;

- Quantity of sets of balls of each lottery company must be more than at least twice of quantity of sets of balls that are actually used for each draw time for prizes;

- Biannually, lottery companies must check volume and size of each ball used in draw for prizes. Balls not satisfying technical standards must be removed. The ball examination before putting balls into draw for prizes must have the witness and confirmation of the council of lottery supervision.

(3) For electronic scale and devices checking size of balls:

- Electronic scale must have high accuracy, stable operation, have been registered on quality standards at competent state agencies or have been tested and confirmed by agencies of measurement standard. Devices for checking size of balls must ensure to check the allowed deviation on size for each ball;

- Electronic scales, devices for checking size of balls must be sealed to preserve after each use time and must be replaced timely when they are overdue the use time limit or fail to meet requirement of examination on the accuracy of ball used in draw for prizes;

(4) For system of cameras and screens serving supervision of process of draw for prizes:

System of cameras and screens are laid at the assured positions able to supervise whole process of draw for prizes, especially selection of balls to put into spherical cages, rotating and picking up the winning balls. Images monitored through cameras are stored in time not less than 60 days, from the date of draw for prizes.

Pursuant to: Clause 2, Article 25 of Circular 75/2013/TT-BTC

Mai Thanh Loi

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