According to the agent, a lottery ticket seller from the West, he has a leg disability. On October 6, he was holding dozens of tickets, and by the afternoon he had won 11 jackpot tickets and 4 consolation tickets from the Lam Dong Province Lottery Company. After that, he gave one jackpot ticket to someone with him and 2 consolation tickets to 2 female lottery ticket sellers.
Now his family has brought him back to his hometown, with that money, he can live a happy life. Of course, he must know how to spend reasonably and do business properly, otherwise "the mountain will collapse from his mouth".
But how many lottery ticket vendors are as lucky as above?
Lottery ticket vendors who sell unsold lottery tickets are always at a heavy loss, as their hard work is not enough to cover their daily meals, let alone support their families.
It's not that the lottery ticket vendors want to hold on to unsold tickets for luck like gambling, but because the "unwritten rule" is that agents don't allow tickets to be returned.
In addition to the "unwritten rule" of not being allowed to return tickets, agents also force lottery ticket vendors to "work" regardless of illness. In the article "Fearing the "unwritten rule", lottery ticket vendors spill out onto the sidewalk at 4 p.m." published on August 1, 2023, Lao Dong Newspaper recorded the words of Mr. Diep Ngoc An - a lottery ticket vendor in Ninh Kieu district: "There was a day when I was sick, I called to ask for a day off from selling but the agent did not allow it, they said that they had already arranged the tickets so I had to sell."
Lottery ticket sellers wander around the streets and villages to sell lottery tickets for commission, but the commission is very low, only 10 - 12%/ticket (1,000 - 1,200 VND/ticket).
According to lottery companies, it is impossible to increase the commission rate because it is subject to legal regulations related to the lottery business sector. If there are any regulations, they should propose to amend and supplement them to suit the reality of life. The commission rate for selling lottery tickets is related to tens of thousands of street lottery ticket sellers, and lottery businesses must have the responsibility to speak up.
Furthermore, lottery companies have proposed a health insurance scheme for street lottery ticket vendors but have not yet received approval from the Ministry of Finance. Implementing a health insurance scheme for street lottery ticket vendors must also be based on regulations.
Lottery ticket vendors don't know when they will get a better commission and have health insurance cards in hand.
