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BY BOY RYAN ZABAL
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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KALIBO, Aklan – Once again the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) called on the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to suspend Small Time Lottery (STL) operations in Aklan.
Provincial Board members wondered why the STL operator failed to use mobile handheld terminals (MHT) in placing real-time bets.
The PCSO violated its 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations for STL Operations when it allowed the STL operator to continue operating without the required handheld gadgets, said Vice Gov. Reynaldo Quimpo.
John Martin Philemon Alipao, acting financial management officer for PCSO-Aklan, said the use of mobile gadgets for STL operations was still “under study.”
The MHT is an electronic cash register that records a bet, prints or creates a corresponding ticket/receipt, and transmits the record of the bet to a central data center.
Under the STL guidelines, bet takers are supposed to place their bets through the MHT carried by kabos (sales representative) instead of a strip of paper. The bets are then remitted to Yetbo Gaming Philippines Corp. in this capital town.
Geographical concerns prompted Yetbo, the PCSO-authorized agent corporation, to extend the STL draws from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
Yetbo was required to generate P23.628 million in monthly sales under the STL Agency Agreement. In April, the operator earned only P7.089 million, 10 percent of which — roughly P70,000 — goes to the provincial government.
“This is way below the presumptive monthly retail receipts in Aklan,” Alipao said. “[But] the cash bond will answer the shortfall of the STL operator from the committed minimum monthly sales.”
Quimpo also stressed that the Aklan Police Provincial Office has declared Aklan “jueteng-free.”
“There is nothing to eradicate here,” he said in reference to the STL’s supposed aim of curbing illegal gambling.
Currently operating in 56 areas nationwide, the STL aims to raise additional funding for PCSO’s health programs, medical assistance and services, and to provide opportunities for employment. (With Aklan Forum Journal/PN)
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