PCSO to launch P1 billion lotto, 'Birthday Panalo' games

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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced that they have new and exciting lotto games for their patrons in the coming months.

Royina Garma, PCSO general manager and vice chair, revealed a few of the new lotto and digit games they are cooking up for the Filipino betting public. Among those is the chance to be an instant billionaire.

The upcoming lotto game is named “Win a Billion” where players can win a jackpot of at least P1 billion with only a bet of P99. Consolation prizes are also huge, ranging from P100 million to P500 million. So far, the biggest lotto prize in PCSO’s history is the P1.18 billion won by two persons in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw on October 14, 2018.

PCSO to launch P1 billion lotto, 'Birthday Panalo' games

“The jackpot prize there is P1 billion guaranteed... isn’t it exciting?” Garma said.

Another game bettors can look forward to is the two-digit game where they have a chance of winning on his/her birthday. It is dubbed the "Birthday Panalo digit game" and becomes like a reward for loyal players.

Garma revealed the new games and bonus prizes were supposed to be rolled out last December but were halted due to legal issues. Now, they are just waiting for the green light as they have already addressed the concerns.

“We’re just waiting for one more legal opinion from the GPPB (Government Procurement Policy Board) of the DBM (Department of Budget and Management). The legal issues are on how we procure the game. Hopefully, we will be able to get a favorable opinion from them. Actually, everything is ready,” Garma said.

The PCSO said they will give more details as soon as they earn their approval.

— Sally, The Summit Express