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REVIVAL OF NATIONAL LOTTERIES
[01:37 pm] 26 January, 2007
In the last few months more and more lotteries are organized in
Armenia. Today one can meet tables full of lottery tickets at every at
every turn. It is mainly due to the appearance of new lotteries and
the revival of the old ones.
According to the sellers, the lottery tickets are in great demand in
Armenia. `Half of the people are unemployed. Whenever they find money,
they buy a ticket hoping that they will win something’, says a
50-year-old seller and confesses that sometimes he buys tickets
too. Pensioners too buy tickets at least once a month. They usually do
it on the day they get their pension.
In any case, lotteries are not a new phenomenon in Armenia. Experience
shows that their activity is temporary. In 2001, for example, the
lotteries were is great demand after which they all gradually faded
away. Today, according to the sellers, instant lottery tickets are
widely used.