>he plays the lotto

no, i don't believe he does

all the receipts you're given in taiwan carry with them a lotto number

you can scan them with an app and win money

Oh, thats lond of weird but neat

it was done to encourage tax compliance

even the old-style long and straight non-digital receipts that don't have QR codes that i just looked at

they use western dating

the actual receipt material, though, that the receipt is printed on

it uses minguo dating

to specify the lotto period

minguo on this familymart receipt

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oh right

i'm looking right below it

there should be a western date as well on the receipt

that minguo date only specifies the lotto period

@johnfrum you basically play the lottery every time you buy something in taiwan

the specific time you were issued the receipt is written below, in western dating

in your case that receipt indicated minguo 107th year, lotto period may-june

yea i realised

what's the app to scan them btw?

there should be an official government one

Isn't gambling addiction an epidemic in China

i don't bother with scanning

What are the payouts like?

few dollars

i hear you usually scan dozens or hundreds before you win anything

Yeah, that sounds like a lottory all right. But it is a clever solution that is largely voluntary and self enforcing

the grand prizes themselves pay out millions

of NT

most common prize is like 200NT

i've heard a few times of my family members winning 1000NT

how much is that

$30

a million NT is like 24k GBP I think

32,727.87 USD

also, our country does something similar but only for markets/street sellers

okay, the biggest prize is 10 million NT

to encourage people to ask for receipts and stuff