A survey conducted by Abac Poll revealed that 59.6 per cent of the respondents opposed the government’s online lottery scheme because it would cause more social problems.

Assumption University’s Abac Poll Research Centre director Noppadon Kannika said on Sunday that the survey involved 1,250 respondents who are over 18 years old in 17 provinces nationwide.

79.7 per cent knew about the online lottery scheme.

77.5 per cent believed people would be able to play lottery easier if it is approved.

74.6 per cent viewed that playing lottery would make people get addicted to gambling.

59.4 per cent said it would encourage youths to play lottery.

Asked whether politicians should be inspected to see if they hold shares in state concessionaires, 75.8 per cent said they should be probed. 52.7 per cent said they had less confidence in the government’s stability after they heard this news.