PANJIM: Lotteries offering huge prize money have suddenly become a rage in India. Ticket sales are shooting every month, with some state government-run lotteries registering 50 to 100 per cent growth in the last year. Goa Government too floated a Rs 1.5 crore lottery. However, Herald Media asked people. With the Goa government launching Rs 1.5 crore lottery, will it give more opportunity for cyber frauds?
So many decades have passed people are playing matka, though officially it is illegal. Even two (former) MLAs are allegedly associated with it. Why don’t you first legalise Matka?Anthony D'Silva, Social Activist
Goa has been finished by looting it illegally. Now government has come up with a new scheme legally. So many decades have passed people are playing matka, though officially it is illegal. Even two (former) MLAs are allegedly associated with it. Why don’t you first legalise Matka? Matka is much more affordable. With Rs 1.5 crore online lottery are you not going to open the doors for cyber crime? Already there are so many cyber frauds day in and day out. Day and night police are warning the people. They are only warning, what are the precautions. Goa has become a gambling den. I don’t not know what type of sense prevails on this government.
Anthony D'Silva, Social Activist
The government has to make it clear that people who buy tickets online are not let down. Secondly, the question is, for what purpose will these funds be utilized.Trajano D'Mello Political Commentator
The question is (by floating this Rs 1.5crore lottery) will cyber crime fraudsters will enter in or not. If people buy lotteries from these fraudsters and if by chance that is the number that is drawn and there is a genuine ticket too, people will be in trouble. The government has to make it clear that people who buy tickets online are not let down. Secondly, the question is, for what purpose will these funds be utilized. Therefore the government has to be very cautious and see that people with hope who are buying the lottery due to certain circumstances, buy tickets and at the last minute find that it is a fraud ticket, don’t get cheated. Government has to see that such a thing does not happen.
Trajano D'Mello Political Commentator
Today people should have money to buy this lottery. The youth is unemployed, create jobs for them. Don’t show them this easy money.Mariano Ferrao Social Activist
Goa government latest scheme is online lottery of Rs 1.5 crore. The government will get better revenue if the regularize matka gambling. Today people should have money to buy this lottery. The youth is unemployed, create jobs for them. Don’t show them this easy money. People are starving for food, from where will they bring the money to buy lotteries? This seems to be a new yojana, which they will put in their next manifesto. Is the government trying to show that they are going to empower the people by bringing in the lottery and making the people benefit? My suggestion is regularize matka. You have legalized casinos, where is the money going? Where is the loan money going? Where is the events money going?
Mariano Ferrao Social Activist