THE Philippine government was “cheated” of its rightful share by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the lottery and other games being operated by the charity agency, Malacañang said on Sunday.

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said the agency did not fully remit to the government its “rightful share” from PCSO-sanctioned games such as lotto, small town lottery (STL), Peryahan ng Bayan and Keno, among others.