The Government Lottery Office have announced big changes coming September 1st with players only getting 1 ticket instead of the usual two.

Maj Gen Chalongrat Nakartit, the Director-General of the Lottery Office, said that instead of issuing 2 x 40 baht tickets, players will now purchase a single 80 baht ticket.

He said this is a more modern approach and less confusing.

Prize money remains unchanged with a first prize of 6 million baht, the second prize 5 x 200,000 baht each, third prize is 10 x of 80,000 baht each. No prize amount for smaller wins have changed either.

The new tickets will also include better anti-counterfeiting measures with an enhanced watermark plus a barcode that can be scanned to quickly detect forged tickets.

In addition, the Lottery Office are in discussions regarding payouts over the counter at banks and Post Offices across the country.