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Automatic Lotto Winnings Payouts to Begin for Forgotten Tickets

Lee Gang

Published : Aug 12, 2026 8:43 AM

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"Automatic deposit for lotto winnings" sounds like an exciting keyword.

The news is that prize money you forgot to claim can now be received automatically.

You must have seen many news reports stating that unclaimed lotto prize money increases every year.

Unclaimed prize money, which stood at 43 billion won in 2011, increased to 58.1 billion won last year.

Until now, if you forgot about your win because identity verification was impossible, the prize money was reverted to the fund.

However, starting on the 18th, unclaimed winnings will be automatically deposited into the registered account on the end date of the payment period.

In addition, if you register paper lottery tickets on a mobile payment app, it will regularly notify you of whether you won.

You can also receive your winnings automatically.