Boonrawee confirms submitting a proposal to the Consumer Protection Committee to push for raising the first lottery prize to 10 million baht. He urges the Government Lottery Office to return profits to the public after earning 6.7 billion baht per draw. Plans to summon the Lottery Director for discussions.
At 11:30 a.m. on 21 May 2026 GMT+7. Mr. Boonrawee Yomjinda, a party-list Member of Parliament and leader of the Ruamjai Thai Party, serving as the Vice Chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee. He announced at parliament that at today's committee meeting, he raised the issue of proposing increased prize money for the Government Lottery. He brought this matter for discussion in the Consumer Protection Committee meeting as promised. The next steps include forming a screening committee for complaints before submitting the issue to the full committee. Then, all relevant parties, especially the Director of the Government Lottery Office, will be invited to provide information to the committee.
At the same time, he reaffirmed his commitment to fully push for raising lottery prizes through the Consumer Protection Committee, proposing the first prize increase from 6 million to 10 million baht, the three-digit prize from 4,000 to 10,000 baht, and the two-digit prize from 2,000 to 5,000 baht, with other prizes adjusted accordingly since current prizes have been unchanged for over ten years. Each draw prints 100 million lottery tickets with a selling cost of 67 baht each, generating 6.7 billion baht per draw. There are 1.4 million prizes in total, including 100 first prizes totaling 600 million baht and other prizes, but 98.5 million tickets win nothing. Therefore, the prize money paid by the Government Lottery Office is very low. Profits exceeding this should be used to increase prizes for the public, as the chance of winning the first prize is only 0.001%.
Boonrawee added that this issue requires discussion with the Government Lottery Office and its management to consider public welfare. The goal is not to encourage gambling but to protect consumers fairly. Those who do not play are unaffected, while players continue to participate. Currently, lottery tickets have a set price of 80 baht but sell for over 100 baht. Sellers who buy from middlemen incur losses if unsold, as they cannot return tickets. However, no one dares to complain because of pressure from the lottery's 'five tigers' enforcement. Today’s action follows public demand to increase lottery prizes, preparing to bring the matter before the Consumer Protection Committee. He is confident there will be a prize increase but the exact amount and timing depend on talks with the Lottery Director. The Government Lottery Office is highly profitable and must return benefits to the public, though specifics are yet to be decided.