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Lottery To Crack Down On Overcharging
The lottery ticket police will be out in
full force in the coming weeks surprising
vendors in all parts of the country to
eradicate the problem of overcharging buyers
of lottery tickets.
Officials of the Junta de Protección Social
(JPS) - the national lottery - say that
speculation on the part of the lottery
vendors is common this time of year and plan
to put an end, or at least to curb, the
practice.
JPS officials will be accompanied by Fuerza
Pública (police) officers who are duly
authorized to sanction the vendors found
overcharging buyers.
Margarita Barahona, spokesperson fro the
JPS, said that officials are undergoing a
training program to detect overcharging on
the streets. The JPS is also asking buyers
to report vendors overcharging.
The annual Christmas lottery - El Gordo -
sells for ¢40.000 an entire ticket of ¢1.000
colones for each of the 40 portions.
However, some vendors can charged double or
more that for certain numbers.
Barahona said that is vital that buyers who
have been overcharged to call the JPS to
report the vendor and the location of the
vendor so that action can be taken.
The number to call to make a report is 800
562 9148.
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