From August 2023 to August 2024, the Director of Long An Lottery Company signed a decision to approve 2 tourism companies to win 5 bid packages to organize study tours and learn lottery experience and operations in many countries around the world, with a total value of nearly 11 billion VND. The countries to study in Europe are France, Italy, Switzerland; in Asia there is Dubai, in America there is the United States.
Very good, pack up and go to many countries to learn lottery business experience. But where to learn, who to learn, and what to learn are the things that need to be "harvested". And the important thing is how to apply the learning to the local lottery business.
Not only Long An Lottery Company, many other provinces also sent delegations to learn about lottery business experience and techniques. Those who attended the training were leaders of lottery companies and officials of local agencies.
When asked, it is difficult to explain whether they are going to study or travel, because the itineraries of the delegations are usually more for sightseeing than for studying. It is hard to hear that leaders of departments and branches go to study lottery business.
Well, let's not beat around the bush and be frank, lottery companies are doing well and have funds to organize trips for their staff, which is also a good thing. Of course, the money must be used in accordance with regulations because these companies are 100% state-owned enterprises.
Using money to organize travel is not only right but also appropriate. Is it appropriate to spend too much money to go to Europe or America?
The answer is not appropriate when a part of the workers who work as lottery ticket sellers are having a very difficult time. They are the ones who contribute a lot to the profits of lottery companies but still suffer many disadvantages.
Lottery ticket sellers are already suffering, but they are also under pressure from "unwritten rules", so if they can't sell any lottery tickets, they will be left with nothing, even losing a lot of money.
At the 130th Southern Lottery Conference in Can Tho on July 24, Mr. Do Quang Vinh - Chairman of the Southern Lottery Council - said that there were agents increasing ticket prices and not allowing unsold tickets to be returned.
Given such information, it is evident that lottery companies should spend less money on foreign "study tours".
Local leaders and lottery companies should consider supporting street lottery ticket vendors in a fair manner to make their lives less miserable.
