Cyprus lottery - do we have

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 16:41

Is that what it is - I see a guy sitting outside my bank in Lefkoşa every week selling strips of something that look like lottery tickets like ones I've seen sold in Spain.



Is there a lottery in here? I know it's Haram but so are a lot of other things in here ...!!!



If we have, how do you play? And are we allowed to play/collect if we're not citizens?



Thanks - every little helps!

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 18:04

I've been told that ex-pats are not entitled to claim the prize... I'm not sure if this is true but if it is then it's a bit of an obstacle

dalartokat


Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 734

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 21:11

If its Milli Piyango then its the Turkish Lottery.

emineden1


Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 512

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 23:13

yes it is the lottery. you can buy from the street sellers. there is also a selling point in the wooden cabin outside the top car park in girne.



there is also a lottery office in the coffee shop opposite the market in girne.



From street sellers 8 lucky dips for saturdays is 5tl. from the lottery shop it is 4tl and you can pck your own numbers

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
11/04/2010 23:36

Can ex pats claim if they win?

cidem



Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 92

Message Posted:
12/04/2010 09:20

offcourse ex-pats can claim if they win...

isnt it like that all around the world???

lets say they told you that ex-pats cant claim so u can get a good cypriot friend help you get it...



(0 312) 285 90 66 (PBX) this is the voice mail service number and they do have english aswell so u can get better information there..

scruffdog


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 742

Message Posted:
12/04/2010 09:31

Hi Cidem It is not the same all over the world. If you enter the UK lottery now, you have to be a resident of the UK to claim a prize.

Pixie


Joined: 18/03/2009
Posts: 489

Message Posted:
12/04/2010 10:18

Well cypriots can claim the tc national lottery so you can get a friend to help you out. They will be getting a nice holiday in Abkara because thats where you go to claim the prize. There is also a Turkish Cypriot lottery but the prize is much lower so we never bother to play it although my father says that because there are fewer perople here the chance of winning is higher

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
12/04/2010 21:02

Interesting! But I don't think I'll start planning on what to spend my winnings on just yet.



Speaking of which - how do you find out what the winning numbers are?

Pixie


Joined: 18/03/2009
Posts: 489

Message Posted:
12/04/2010 21:34

internet.

http://www.millipiyango.gov.tr



you just type in the numbers and they tell you what you won

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
17/04/2010 18:50

Thanks Pixie.