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NLB suspends contract of lottery ticket printer found wanting
View(s):The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has launched an investigation into an error in printing a Lot of lottery tickets undertaken by a private company that had been involved in it for the past 20 years.
NLB Chairperson Shyamila Perera said the said company has been printing five types of lottery tickets and only recently it has come to light there were discrepancies in the tickets, including security features printed.
She said initial investigations revealed the said company did not have all the necessary machinery to print the secret coding for the tickets, and given sub contracts to other printers without NLB authorisation.
“The issue had come to light recently when an internal audit revealed discrepancies in the number of tickets issued, which led to an investigation that showed the said company had been flouting the rules under which the NLB has been printing tickets for several years,” she said. The contract with the company has now been suspended until investigations are completed.