{"id":8149,"date":"2020-07-15T22:16:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T22:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=8149"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:37:05","slug":"tickets-for-taiwanese-mega-jackpot-tailored-to-government-vouchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tickets-for-taiwanese-mega-jackpot-tailored-to-government-vouchers","title":{"rendered":"Tickets for Taiwanese mega jackpot tailored to government vouchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lottery operator is pricing ticket packages so they can be purchased with government vouchers issued to stimulate the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan.- A Taiwanese lottery company&#8217;s special ticket packages for Thursday\u2019s draw, which is expected to reach a US$60 million jackpot, can be purchased with government-issued stimulus vouchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan Lottery Co.\u2019s biweekly Super Loto has not had a first-prize winner in 22 weeks. The company estimates this Thursday&#8217;s jackpot will reach NT$1.83 billion (US$62.11 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stimulus vouchers issued by the Taiwanese government have a NT$200 (US$6.77) and NT$500 (US$16.9) value, and so Taiwan Lottery Co. has set the price of special ticket packages at those amounts, as well as\u00a0at NT$700 (US$23.7) and NT$3,000 (US$101).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vouchers are part of a plan to boost domestic consumption the after <strong><em><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-gaming-tourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tourism and foreign trade diminished<\/a><\/em><\/strong> due to the Covid-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Focus Taiwan, the vouchers have been given to Taiwanese citizens and foreign spouses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lottery operator is pricing ticket packages so they can be purchased with government vouchers issued to stimulate the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Taiwan Lottery Co. is strategically pricing special Super Loto ticket packages to align with government-issued economic stimulus vouchers, aiming to boost domestic consumption and capitalize on a significant jackpot. This initiative leverages macroeconomic policy to drive GGR for the licensed lottery operator. The vouchers, part of a post-pandemic economic recovery plan, are available to Taiwanese citizens and foreign spouses.","focusai_entities":"Taiwan Lottery Co., Taiwanese government, Focus Taiwan","focusai_location":"Taiwan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.85)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact?","query":"What is the projected GGR uplift for Taiwan Lottery Co. directly attributable to the integration of government stimulus vouchers, and how does this compare to previous promotional periods?"},{"label":"Regulatory Precedent?","query":"Does the acceptance of government-issued stimulus vouchers by a licensed lottery operator establish a precedent for other regulated gaming verticals to integrate similar non-cash payment mechanisms?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[3573,1811],"class_list":["post-8149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-lottery","tag-taiwan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8171,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8149\/revisions\/8171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}