In 14 days, more than 50 sales points for "Raspinha" have been opened in Paraná, demonstrating the capillarity and acceptance of this lottery modality supervised and authorized by Lottopar. They can be consulted on the autarchy's portal, where it is also possible to access the interactive map with the location of each unit.
On June 6, the company Apostou.com signed the service order that authorized the start of the commercialization of the instant lottery, "Raspinha", in Paraná. In 14 days, more than 50 sales points have been opened, showing the capillarity and acceptance of this lottery modality supervised and authorized by Lottopar.
The sales points can be consulted on the autarchy's portal, where it is also possible to access the interactive map with the location where "Raspinha" can be purchased.
The sales locations are divided into dedicated points and authorized resellers, and both can only be opened and sell "Raspinha" with authorization from Lottopar. The dedicated sales points are the concessionaire's own stores, which also function as service points, where the bettor can personally ask questions, buy tickets, exchange winning tickets for money, make suggestions, and file complaints.
The authorized resellers are newsstands, bakeries, convenience stores, and general commerce, places where tickets with prizes up to R$ 50 can be exchanged. For amounts above this, only at dedicated sales points.
One of the authorized resale points to sell "Raspinha" is Banca Tibagi, in downtown Curitiba and managed by João Paulo Feitosa, who states that sales have exceeded expectations.
“We started selling on Tuesday (18), and in the afternoon, before even closing the stand, there were none left. Eighty "Raspinhas" were sold quickly. It has been a success, as at least 15 of them were winners. I have already ordered more and soon the responsible company will replenish them”, says the merchant.
For the operations director of Lottopar, Fabio Veiga, this start of operations has been positive, without any incidents and everything as planned.
“The concessionaire has a business plan with quite extensive capillarity, which also intensifies our work of authorization and supervision. For each sales point to be opened, we do a meticulous job of verifying if the location is suitable and meets the requirements established in the Notice, such as not being close to schools, for example, since lottery games are only allowed for those over 18 years old”, he stated.
Interactive Map
The interactive map, conceived by the information technology area of Lottopar, can be accessed on the autarchy's portal. It allows tracking the distribution of "Raspinha" sales points throughout the state. By clicking on the sales point icon, complete information about the establishment opens, such as address, neighborhood, city, and phone number, including the possibility to trace the route to the sales point. It is also possible to access the complete list, with all authorized sales points.
For the information technology manager of Lottopar, Jonathan Camargo, “this solution not only promotes transparency regarding the supervised and authorized lottery operations by Lottopar but also makes it easier for the people of Paraná to locate the sales points of "Raspinha"”.
"The interactive map will function almost in real-time, that is, when the sales point is authorized and has the product available for sale, it should already appear on the map”, he highlighted.
How it works
The bettor knows whether the ticket is winning or not by scratching the covered fields of the ticket, where combinations of symbols that determine the prizes are engraved. At all physical sales points, the consumer can purchase a scratch card for R$ 2.50.
In this first batch, there are four game modalities: "Aposta Certa", "Bilhar", "Strike", and "Jogo da Velha". The system is "find, you win". There are thousands of prizes ranging from R$ 2.50 to R$ 60,000.
Ombudsman
The people of Paraná also have access to the ombudsman service of Lottopar, where they can participate with suggestions, complaints, reports, and compliments about the lottery operations. To access this channel, just click on the service tab, located on the Lottopar portal, or in person at the headquarters of the autarchy, as well as by direct contact with the ombudsman of the institution by email ouvidoria@lottopar.pr.gov.br.
Source: GMB
