Message from @transience
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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
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
so that's not a bad chunk of change