Page THE ATLANTIC NOVEMBER 1951 JUNTA DE PROTECCION SOCIAL DE SAN JOSE ADMINISTRACION DE LOTERIAS The New Plan of Asilo Chapui Lottery Apparently there are many persons up to present who do not understand the predominant advantages of the New Plan of the Lottery which commenced with the drawing on October 21st of the present year. For such persons we explain anew its details as follows.
LARGER AMOUNTS IN PRIZES so and so, Second Prize of C40, 000. 00 Number and Serie so and so which explains all. The remaining 1697 Prizes which are paid We begin by saying that in this PLAN 75 of what the Board for each drawing are derived from the two Grand Prizes as previously.
recieves from the sale of tickets is returned to the players, whereas It is quite clear that we could make very large lists, as large as a the regulations establish a 70 pay off which was being paid newspaper by placing all of the Prize numbers one by one, but this previously for many years by the Lottery of the Asilo. This difference would only serve to impress the public and we do not think the of represents nothing less than. 57, 600. 00) Fifty seven thousand players so simple. That would be giving them the unecessary task six hundred colones weekly, which is an additional return to the to search the list for a number which could be ascertained by looking gambling public at the two Grand Prizes.
APPROXIMATIONS THE BOARD CANNOT WIN ANY OF THE PRIZES IN THE The previous Plan had ten approximations to the first prize of 500. 00 and ten to the second of 200. 00 each respectively a total NEW PLAN of 7000. 00. The New Plan pays 99 approximations to the First It has happened on previous occasions in the past, that Lottery Prize of 100. 00 each, a total of (C 9900. 00) nine thousand nine had remained unsold at our office, we had no other alternative hundred colones, that to say, it pays (2. 900. 00 more than the but to play these unsold tickets, consequently among these tickets in previous plan a few cases, the First Prize had been won by the Board. This gave YOU CAN PLAY 100. 000. 00, 40. 000. 00 OR BOTH rise to severe and unjust criticism, so we have eliminated this in the New Plan by permiting only the Series sold to participate in the WITH 3. 50 MORE drawings. In that case there isn the faintest possibility of the Board winning any of the prizes, they must be won by the purAny gambler can make this simple calculation. Previously a chasers. Anyone who buys a ticket knows in advance that he may sheet of Chances was bought for 12. 50, now by only adding win a prize af may not. But at all cost the winners must be among 50 to this sum you continue to play chances as previously with the purchasers and not the Lottery Board. 800. 00 and 100. 00 prizes, at the same time participating in the 100, 000. 00 and 40, 000. 00 drawings. Mind you! you can even THE LOTTERY BOARD OBTAINS MORE MONEY win 140, 000. 00 with the same sheet of ticket, in the system of the New Plan, because the balls drawn for the First Prize are return THROUGH NEW PLAN ed to the globe affording a possibility of the same number repeating Most naturally the Lottery Board receives a greater sum of for the Second Prize.
money from the New Plan which is due to the fact that more tickets CHANCES AND LOTTERY PLAYED JOINTLY WITH C16. 00 are sold. That is to say the demand of the purchasing public due to the growing population must of necessity be adjusted. Sunday on which Chances and Lottery were being played In 1885 the first Lottery consisting of 500 tickets could not the gambler of both had to invest C32. 50 for one sheet of Lottery produce enough funds to pay even a single doctor. Today the Board and one of Chances to ever think of winning C100, 000. 00, now from the sale of Lottery supports independently or partially the folwith less than one half that amount (C16. 00) both Lotteries are lowing institutions: Hospital San Juan de Dios, El Asilo Chapui, played, not every fifteen days as previously, but every week.
The Incurable Home, Hospitals in Provinces and Towns, ReforEach week, if luck is in your favor 100, 000. 00, C40, 000. 00 matories, Cemeteries, Orphanages, etc. throughout the country or C140, 000. 00 is within your reach, with only one sheet of tickets This accordingly demands greater expenditures for the maintenance of the New Plan which cost no more than 16. 00. Which other of these institutions of public benefit and for this reason the Board Lottery in the world offers such an opportunity?
has had to devise means to augment its financial entries. As a result THE POOREST GAMBLER MAY NOW TAKE PART IN THE this New Plan not only solves the financial problems of the Board but at the same time affords the gambling public greater facilities of BIGGER PRIZES winning more and larger prizes.
It would appear as though there are persons who feel hurt to Formerly the gambler of limited means had to be satisfied with 50 Cents investment which gave him the opportunity of winning better attention. thanks to the efforts of the Board which through know that the sick in hospitals, orphans, invalids and aged receive but C32. 00, now a piece of ticket for 40 Cents gives him the pri unceasing endeavours have been able to aid humanity.
vilege of participating in the two Grand Prizes or both, this is to say with 40 Cents he may win C2, 500. 00, C1, 000. 00 or even C3, 500. 00. SOME ENEMIES OF THE NEW PLAN HAVE REASON Is there anything cheaper and with such advantages in Lottery in any other country?
TO OPPOSE LIST OF PRIZES The opportunities which the New Plan now offers are so beneficial that clandestine games such as Key Numbers Panama few persons have approached the Lottery Office with the Chances. raffles, etc. which have been operating illegally for over remark that the lists of Prizes of the New Plan are considerably a period of years have now been dealt a death blow. As a consmall and gives the idea that very few Prizes are paid. Some have sequence the promoters and participants of these illegal activities gone as far as to say But Two.
seeing their interests affected are trying their best to counteract the Kindly excuse us for explaining such a childish matter since New Plan which due to its acceptance by the majority of players, we do not wish to leave unanswered any criticism of the New Plan spells doom to their Lucrative Business and which will of necesWe admit that the lists are small, but could even be smaller sity obligate them to dedicate their activities to honest labour instead by saying, First Prize of C100, 000. 00 Number, so and so of Secis of on the public