Malaysia Outlets Sell Out of Lotto Numbers Linked to MH17
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Gambling outlets across Malaysia stopped offering lottery number combinations 1717 and 777 linked to downed Malaysian Air Flight 17, operator Magnum Bhd. said.
Bettors queued up at gambling outlets run by Magnum and Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd. to buy such numbers after the flight crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17. That resulted in certain combinations being sold out, Magnum said in an e-mailed statement in response to questions.