Panama lottery sellers back illegal-lottery bill and call for LNB modernisation
Panamanian lottery ticket sellers backed a bill proposed by legislator Roberto Zúñiga to make clandestine lottery sales a crime, while urging the Lotería Nacional de Beneficencia (LNB) to modernise its systems. Guild spokesman Alfredo Sosa said more than half of allocated official tickets were being returned unsold; sellers called for digital tools, more payment centres and updated payment methods alongside enforcement against illegal sales.
The proposed offence and calls for LNB upgrades affect the response to illegal lottery sales and authorised sellers' ability to compete.