Case Review: The first prize has suffered a refund

Express News correspondent Lu Yan think reported through the WeChat betting two-color ball in the number 5000000 won the prize, but was informed after the betting failed betting has been refunded, this is the public in Guangzhou Li recent painful experience. Lottery betting launched in recent years, websites and mobile phone clients springing up, attracting many citizens to buy, but online to buy lottery tickets really rely on? In the award really get the money? In this regard, Guangdong Province, Fucai center when interviewed by reporters Said that at present, no single unit has been approved to carry out welfare lottery Internet sales business. At present, all online sales welfare lottery are non-compliant and Lottery people should not participate in betting in order to avoid any property damage.

Case Review: The first prize has suffered a refund

According to media reports, Mr. Lee, a citizen of Guangzhou, recently purchased 14-bet bicolour ball via WeChat and has a total betting amount of 28 yuan. After winning the lottery, he found out that the betting number of 1 bet was exactly the same as the lottery number, and won the first prize of 5 million yuan. Contact Duijiang, but received a message that the current transaction failed has been refunded.

"I bought the day before the color, why the next day before the lottery to the information that is refunded? If the ticket was unsuccessful at that time, should call before the lottery or message to remind me, when the bank is showing that the purchase was successful, I also Keep the bottom line of the bank. "Mr. Lee revealed that he was in WeChat for almost a year, this is the first time this happens, after he repeatedly tried to make customer service calls, but has been unable to get through.

Lawyer argument: high cost of consumer rights

According to "Tencent lottery platform service agreement", as a result of sudden power outages, network outages and other unexpected factors or other force majeure, resulting in failure to issue tickets, lottery sales agency before the lottery will be unvoiced plan withdrawal order processing, Tencent Do not assume any responsibility for this.

Yesterday, the new Express reporter opened up a WeChat customer service call, customer service staff said the media interview by the public relations by e-mail way to contact, as of press time Tencent has yet to reply.

Counsel said Tencent presented this agreement is a typical format contract, the user does not have room for negotiation with Tencent, while the terms of the contract is clearly detrimental to consumers. But once resorted to law, the final interpretation of the contract is not in the business, but in the court. Consumers can defend their own rights through legal means, but obviously the cost of rights protection is relatively high.

Welfare Center: Internet sales are illegal

On this matter, the reporter interviewed the responsible person of Guangdong Welfare Lottery Center. In fact, according to the General Provisions of the Interim Measures for the Administration of Lottery Sales on the Internet promulgated in September 2010, he said: "No entity may carry out internet lottery sales without the approval of the Ministry of Finance," and at present the Ministry of Finance has not approved any unit To carry out welfare lottery Internet sales business, Lottery purchase welfare lottery should go to the formal welfare lottery betting station in the market. Any other forms of online sales welfare lottery business are illegal. If the Lottery website discovers online sales welfare lottery business, do not participate Betting, to avoid causing property damage.

For those who like to buy welfare lottery but not convenient to lottery lottery lottery betting lottery, the person in charge suggested that the mobile phone can be downloaded through the mobile phone color lottery client to buy color lottery, cell phone purchase Welfare lottery is a paperless bet , Anytime, anywhere enjoy the fun of buying color, no longer have to worry about lottery lost, stolen, damaged. The key is each lottery number SMS notification, winning bonus automatically credited, bonus notice, the prize never lost. This year, Guangdong mobile betting has been out of more than note, including two color ball 19.52 million yuan, more than 11.77 million yuan grand prize are from mobile phone betting.