Thailand's Government Lottery Office (GLO) opened a mid-draw ordering round for digital lottery tickets on the Pao Tang application on 6 September 2024, the first time dealers could order extra tickets between draws. The full allocation of 2 million tickets, capped at 20,000 books, was reserved within 22 seconds1.
The GLO added 2 million mid-draw digital tickets from the 16 September 2024 draw onward, part of an effort to let people buy tickets at no more than 80 baht each1. Orders during the window exceeded 70,000 books, or 7 million tickets, above the target, and 3,786 dealers ordered the full five books each, with the rest buying between one and four books1. Tickets were allocated first come, first served and went on sale immediately1.
The additions lifted total digital tickets for the 16 September 2024 draw to 26 million, up from 24 million in the previous draw1. GLO director Lieutenant Colonel Nun Sansanakom said the mid-draw ordering was meant to let trading reflect real market conditions, and that in draws where sales are slow the digital supply would stay at no less than 24 million tickets per draw1. He also warned dealers to weigh their own selling capacity carefully because of the risk of unsold tickets1.
"จากการสั่งซื้อสลากดิจิทัลระหว่างงวดเพิ่มขึ้น 2 ล้านฉบับ ทำให้สลากดิจิทัลในงวดวันที่ 16 กันยายน 2567 มีจำนวนรวมอยู่ที่ 26 ล้านฉบับ เพิ่มขึ้นจากงวดก่อนหน้าที่ 24 ล้านฉบับ"
The GLO also set up a digital ticket panel letting dealers run their own shops through www.glolotteryshop.com, which it said would help them market and sell their own digital tickets faster1.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Mid-draw tickets added per draw | 2 million1 |
| Allocation reserved in | 22 seconds1 |
| Orders placed | More than 70,000 books, or 7 million tickets1 |
| Dealers ordering the full 5 books | 3,7861 |
| Digital tickets, 16 September 2024 draw | 26 million1 |
| Digital tickets, previous draw | 24 million1 |
| Maximum retail price | 80 baht per ticket1 |
What it means for players
The mid-draw round is aimed at the price problem that has long affected the Thai government lottery, where tickets resold above face value are common. The GLO says the added supply is meant to widen access to tickets at no more than 80 baht each, bought directly through Pao Tang with no extra fee or service charge1. Because the 2 million tickets were taken in 22 seconds, buyers who want them at that price face heavy competition at the moment orders open, and the GLO's own figures show demand from dealers far outstripped the allocation1. The GLO has not reported how many of the 26 million digital tickets for the 16 September draw were bought by individual players rather than dealers, or how quickly they sold.
What happens next
The GLO said the mid-draw ordering arrangement applies from the 16 September 2024 draw onward, with digital supply set at no less than 24 million tickets per draw in periods of weaker sales1. Dealers can order one to five extra books, or 100 to 500 tickets, per draw to resell1. No further dates have been reported.
