Reveal lottery winners good for business

Lottery organizers should disclose the identity of the winners for public scrutiny and supervision to rule out cheating and underhand dealings. Transparency is good for the success of any business, and lotteries are no exception, says an article in Southern Metropolis Daily. Excerpts:

A person in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, recently won 520 million yuan ($87 million) in a lottery, prompting some people to demand that the lottery agency reveal the winner's identity. Another group of people, though, have argued that revealing the identity of winner would be an infringement of his/her privacy, which is totally uncalled for and against the norms of the lottery business in China.

Perhaps the government should revise the rules for lotteries and make it compulsory for lottery agencies to disclose the identity of winners' for public supervision. Lotteries in China are part of the public welfare establishment run by the State. Therefore, people have the right to know where the public funds are going, and those buying lotteries should be prepared to reveal their identities if they win to erase any public doubts about foul play.