PCSO taps into web-based application or e-lotto to make betting easier

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00:00 One of government's key revenue generating sector was completely taken out by the COVID-19 pandemic

00:06 and shut down for over three years. Hence it was lesson learned the government paid a steep price

00:12 on the absolute need to digitize operations and today the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes

00:18 Office or PCSO has taken that huge and long overdue step forward as we hear more from our Noel Talacay.

00:29 Good news to lotto players betting on all lotto products is now easier than ever as the Philippine

00:36 Charity Sweepstakes Office or PCSO has ventured the highly anticipated web-based application

00:43 betting platform in a press conference this morning. PCSO General Manager Mel Robles

00:49 dubbed it as e-lotto. The thrust of the government of President Bongbong Marcos is to digitize

00:56 government and we are responding to this call of digitizing. If you would remember during the last

01:03 pandemic the sales of PCSO went down dramatically precisely because there was no option but to

01:11 go to the stores. So this is one of the reasons why we would like to launch this. For now e-lotto

01:20 can be accessed through the website of the country's gaming agency. By next year it will

01:26 also be available on smartphones and tablets via Google Play or iOS and for now bettors can use

01:33 Gcash for payment but in the future other e-wallets providers and banks will soon be part of it as the

01:40 PCSO is still on negotiation for other third-party payment options. The Google Play Store and iOS

01:49 there's just some requirements from them that we are completing as of now but our QR code is

01:56 available at our corporate website. The country's gaming agency also assured its player that their

02:03 web-based application is 100% safe and protected especially since they are bringing the product to

02:10 online platform. So our e-lotto system has a comprehensive security program in place.

02:17 This is to protect the player data from unauthorized access use or even disclosure.

02:24 We have measures such as data encryption, access control, security audits, audit logs,

02:33 network security and data loss prevention. This move toward digital aims to provide a safe

02:42 modern and accessible gaming experience for Filipino lotto bettors. PCSO general manager

02:49 Robles also emphasized this will not replace the physical wagering at lotto outlets. Instead it

02:56 will give chances of winning to Filipino bettors since all the games of PCSO are jackpot driven.

03:03 Meanwhile the combined jackpot prize of grand lotto or 655 and ultra lotto or 658 games

03:11 is now at a billion pesos. Side by side with this e-lotto launching

03:16 our program is called "Handok Pakabok" the games 658 and 655 starting tomorrow will have 500 million

03:32 each. He underscored how the revenue of the PCSO will also fund its charity programs to help in

03:39 the development of the country and provide assistance to underprivileged and the most

03:44 indigent Filipinos. Noel Talakay for the nation.