The Aung Bar Lay lottery generates tens of millions of dollars a year for the state but there are concerns about the overcharging of customers, a few large distributors monopolising tickets and the potential for money laundering.
Online casino games, easily downloadable onto mobile phones, are growing in popularity in Myanmar, and many people who play them are borrowing huge sums of money in the false hope that they will someday hit the jackpot.
BY Frontier
