Big Profits From Lotteries Being Funneled Into NHI

And if you're wondering where those tens of millions in lottery profits end up, well, under the law, the lion's share of it goes towards funding the National Health Insurance scheme.

Janel Espat, Managing Director, Belize Government Lotteries Ltd

"Our first calendar year our sales were 108 million, we are hoping by all indications that by the second year our sales will be 137 million dollars so for 2 years that is 245 million dollars in sales."

"Well currently we have made contributions to the government of Belize specifically for the NHI project. In the amount of 22 million dollars, at BGLL our responsibility ends with making the disbursement and how it is channeled that would be the Ministry of Finance would make the decision for."