Lottery Singapore is a regulated lottery game that allows players to choose six numbers for each draw. The lottery is conducted by the government-owned company, Singapore Pools. The prizes for this game are typically in the range of thousands of dollars. The ticket price for a single line is $1, but players can also purchase system entries to increase their chances of winning.
A new study has found that a $10,000 increase in unearned income from lottery wins improves household members’ self-reported health status by about 0.15 standard deviations. The finding is the latest in a series of studies that find that lottery winners experience a positive effect on their health. The researchers used data from a survey of more than 20,000 people in Singapore and South Korea, who reported their lottery wins in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The study, led by researchers at the University of Michigan and UC Berkeley, examined lottery winners from both countries who reported their winnings to the national lottery operator in each country. They compared the lottery winners’ reported health and wealth in the year following their win with those of non-winning control groups. The lottery winners had higher self-reported levels of health and lower poverty rates than the control group.
In response to a question from Mr Seah Kian Peng (Marine Parade GRC) on whether further measures are needed to curb gambling addiction, MSF’s Chua said: “Individuals need to exercise personal responsibility and not bet beyond their means.” He added that family members can seek a family exclusion order if they suspect that an individual is betting excessively online through Singapore Pools, which will suspend the person’s account.