Cambodian telecom firm CooTel has launched a new online lottery in the kingdom, just two months after being accused of operating an illegal lottery.
On Wednesday, Cootel officials announced the official launch of KhmerLottery, which the company developed in conjunction with Dream Win Corporation. The launch brings the country’s number of officially licensed lottery operators to six.
To start, KhmerLottery offers Cambodians the opportunity to play 5D (five-digit) lottery games via desktop computers, smartphones and SMS texts. Seven-digit games and other products will be introduced later if there’s sufficient demand.
The Khmer Times quoted KhmerLottery executive director Pich Chetra saying the company had registered with the Ministry of Economy and Finance in December 2015, and had deposited the legally required $5m reserve fund with the National Bank of Cambodia.