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$48m in unclaimed gambling prizes
Figure from lottery operator's last financial year is less than 1% of total prize money paid out
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The unclaimed prizes for Singapore Pools' past four financial years came up to about $190 million.
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Many people eagerly check the results of 4D or Toto draws to see if they have struck it rich, but there are those who do not even claim their prize money.
In fact, $48.1 million was left unclaimed in lottery operator Singapore Pools' last financial year, which ended in March, its spokesman told The Straits Times.

