PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte lifted the suspension of lotto operations of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Malacañang said on Tuesday night.
“As per the advice of Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea, the suspension of Lotto operations has been ordered lifted by the President,” Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement.
However, Panelo said the rest of the gaming operations with franchises, licenses or permits granted by PCSO such as Small-Town Lottery (STL), Keno and Peryahan ng Bayan, “shall remain suspended pending the investigation of illegal activities and corrupt practices related thereto until the Office of the President evaluates the results of said probe.”
“Franchise holders and operators of lotto outlets may now resume with their operations. The lifting of the suspension of lotto operations takes effect immediately,” he added.
Asked why it was lifted, Medialdea said that “investigators found no anomalies in the conduct of its operation, its sanctity remained untainted and proper regulatory rules followed.”
Last week, Duterte ordered the closure of all gaming activities of the PCSO due to “massive corruption.”
Malacañang had claimed that there was a conspiracy among major players in the PCSO games that deprived the government of its rightful share of revenues.
More than 21,000 lotto outlets and other PCSO gaming kiosks were shut down nationwide after the President declared these as illegal.
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