BANTAY, Ilocos Sur — Last Saturday’s opening of a lotto outlet here has sparked a controversy, with the town’s two parish priests spearheading a protest rally last Tuesday to demand its closure.

The result of a lotto drawing in the Philippines has set off a national debate about randomness, probability, fraud and human nature. By Camille Elemia and Mike Ives MANILA — After 433 gamblers ...

The 6/55 Grand Lotto Draw on Saturday night saw 433 people bet on the winning numbers — 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 and 54 — to split the 236 million peso ($6.17 million) jackpot. The winning numbers ...