- Trade is worth Rs 50,000 crore
- According to the CAG, the scam involving fictitious prize-winners, selling of excess tickets, under-reporting of profits runs into some thousand crores
- Most of the unregulated business runs out of six northeastern states
- Supposed to be state-run but has been handed over to private players
- 60-70 draws a day when the law allows only one a week
- Even in states where lotteries are banned, you can buy tickets on the Net