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Lottery `worthy of study'

RECOGNITION?The World Lottery Association, which is affiliated with the UN, is going to include local data, even though Taiwan may not attend its conferences

CNA , TAIPEI

"In the long history of lotteries around the world, he said, there has been no single case of fraud involving issuers due to stringent regulations imposed by government authorities.

Winners have to pay 20 percent tax and that TaipeiBank has deposits of NT$550 million in guaranty with the Ministry of Finance. "If we have irregularities ... the government will impound our money," Yang said.

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