Costa Rica's Comptroller flags lottery controls as JPS reviews protocols
Costa Rica's Comptroller General identified control weaknesses in the handling and destruction of unsold or returned lottery tickets, including prizes paid on fractions recorded as unsold and destroyed. The JPS said it would review and formalise its protocols following the audit, which also cited missing valid signatures on destruction records and shortcomings in regional security and ticket-return controls.
The audit findings raise control and financial-integrity concerns for Costa Rica's state lottery operator.