Asian lottery games are gaining popularity thanks to the chance to win big prizes with low ticket prices. Many of them follow a similar format to popular lotteries in the West, with players selecting their own numbers or having them chosen at random and then purchasing tickets online or from authorised offline retailers. If all the selected numbers match when the lottery draw takes place then the player wins the jackpot!

The Chinese New Year is an important time to buy lottery tickets. This year’s festivities are dominated by the colour red, symbolising wealth and good luck. In line with this, Chinese lottery companies are producing artistic New Year tickets featuring the Rooster, which is the animal of the year.

Throughout Asia, there is a widespread belief in karma. This is based on the idea that your thoughts, words and deeds will impact upon your future experiences. Many people play lottery games as a way of giving their positive karma a chance to show itself in the form of a financial windfall.

A surprisingly successful tactic for scammers is to send a message in the form of an email congratulating someone on winning a large sum of money. The email will often claim to be from the Asian Continental Lottery Commission or a similarly sounding body. The scammer will then request personal details from the potential victim in order to process their winnings. In many cases, these personal details will then be used for identity theft purposes, or sold on to other criminals.