PANAMA’S infatuation with  the “Lotteria” (lottery) where citizens can try their luck  twice a week for as little as 25 cents, continues to grow.

Between January and September this year, the national lottery sold $522.3 million in tickets, an increase of 3.5 percent over  the same period last year. That is an increase of $17.8 million.

The lottery made a profit of $106.7 million,an increase of $11.3 million (12.2 percent) from the previous year