The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is now accepting applications for prospective bidders of Small Town Lottery (STL) for the provinces of Camarines Sur and Bohol, as it suspends acceptance of new applications elsewhere in the country.
Applications for both provinces will be open until March 23.
Alexander Balutan, PCSO General Manager, said the board has decided to cancel the franchise of Everchance Gaming Corporation and PF3 Games and Entertainment Corporations to operate STL in Camarines Sur and Bohol, for violating the implementing rules and regulations set by PCSO and failure to meet presumptive monthly retail receipts.
Interested parties may now file their application at the Office of the Assistant General Manager for Branch Operations (telephone no. 706-7571 or email at stl-smg@pcso.gov.ph) at the PCSO main office in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City.
Balutan said PCSO will going to fast track the process of bidding to prevent illegal numbers game operators from putting up jueteng which was happening in Camarines Sur and Bohol, according to reports.
At present, there are 81 Authorized Agent Corporations (ACCs) fully operating in the different provinces and cities around the country.
The new management of PCSO under Balutan was able to raise the collections of STL to an average of P1.8 billion a month this year, compared to P20 million to P25 million in daily STL revenues from 18 provinces in the past years.
From 18 AACs, the number of operators rose to 56 in 2016 and 83 in 2017, and presently 81 operating with the cancelation of the franchise to operate of Everchance and PF3.
