Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020 05:34 PM MYTA lottery outlet shut down by authorities in Sabah June 17, 2020. — Picture courtesy of Harland Darau
Queues of between 50 to 80 people formed as early as 8am at lottery outlets like Sabah Lotto 88 and Sports Toto in Donggongon township until the police and local government officers arrived about 10am. He explained that while lottery operators in the peninsula had received letters from the federal Finance Ministry to reopen for business, those in Sabah had yet to get official permission from the state government on their operations.
He said that his team had started their operations around 10am after he noticed the lottery outlets operating in the township.