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Lottery is legal in Punjab and is operated by the government. Punjab State Lotteries runs many schemes like daily, monthly and bumper. Prizes worth crores of rupees are given in bumper draws held during festivals. Recently, a person got a reward of Rs 11 crore in the Punjab State Diwali Bumper.
New Delhi. Punjab is one of those states in the country where lottery is completely legal and draws are conducted regularly. Punjab State Lotteries is a government lottery and is operated by the Finance Department of the Government of Punjab. Punjab State Lotteries’ Lohri Bumper, Holi Bumper, Baisakhi Bumper, Diwali Bumper and New Year Bumper are very popular as they offer prizes up to Rs 11 crore. The question that arises in the minds of many people is whether people from other states can also buy Punjab government lottery tickets or only those living in Punjab?
Let us tell you that anyone living anywhere can buy the government lottery of Punjab. Recently, the Diwali bumper of Punjab State Lotteries was won by Amit Sehra, a resident of Kotputli, Rajasthan and he got Rs 11 crore. Amit Sehra had gone to visit Punjab. On the advice of his friend Mukesh, he bought two lottery tickets run by the Punjab government. His prize of Rs 11 crore was gone on one ticket. Amit had bought both the tickets by borrowing Rs 1000 from his friend Mukesh.
After the prize of Rs 11 crore of Punjab State Lotteries, both Amit and Punjab Government Lotteries are in the news. Sehra also told that he is a great devotee of Lord Hanuman and he has given the credit of his victory to the blessings of Lord Hanuman. He said that when he had bought the ticket, he just had faith in his mind that Hanuman ji would do everything right.
Are Punjab State Lotteries tickets available online?
No, you cannot buy Punjab government lottery tickets online. You will have to buy tickets only from the authorized dealer of Punjab State Lotteries. That means to buy the ticket you will have to go to Punjab or get the ticket from someone you know there.
