The 80-Baht Rule: What a Thai Lottery Ticket May Cost

Every six-digit government lottery ticket carries a printed price of 80 baht. That price is the legal one: the Government Lottery Office (GLO) publishes its prize table for tickets at 80 baht each, and the table is built on that price.

What the law says

The GLO’s page on penalties quotes the Government Lottery Act. Section 39 makes it an offence to offer or sell an undrawn government lottery ticket above the price printed on it, with a fine of up to 10,000 baht. The offence is the seller’s, not the buyer’s.

Two more sections protect who may be sold to and where. Section 39/1 covers selling inside a school and section 39/2 covers selling to anyone under 20 years old; each carries a fine of up to 10,000 baht.

Charity lottery tickets (a separate product) fall under the Gambling Act, section 9 bis, which the GLO page gives as up to one month in prison or a fine of up to 1,000 baht, or both.

Digital tickets

Krungthai’s page on the digital lottery on the Pao Tang app says tickets are bought at a price of not more than 80 baht, and its product description says tickets are 80 baht each.

If you were charged more

The GLO’s complaint page lists its call centre (0 2528 9999, press 0), the email Callcenter@glo.or.th, and the government complaints site www.1111.go.th. A separate hotline for overcharging is not listed on the pages read.

The same prize table also says that if a set does not sell out, each prize is reduced in proportion. The price and the prize rules come from the same GLO page.