Slice of New Casino Lottery to Fund Red Cross
NagaCorp, the owner of Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino, launched the sale of tickets for a new national lottery on Friday with the inaugural draw to take place on July 12 and a top prize of $218,000. In a statement, NagaCorp said 30 percent of net profits from the lottery would be donated to the Cambodian Red Cross, the National Police and the Military Command at the Preah Vihear temple. “As you can see, these bodies are chosen because whatever they do basically benefit people of all ages,” Melanie Loong, marketing and communications manager at NagaLottery, said in an email. …
