<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd’s (BToto) wholly owned Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd would replace its Super Toto 6/49 with another lotto game, Supreme Toto 6/58. </p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Sports Toto Malaysia had obtained the necessary approval to effect the change, BToto said in a statement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“Supreme Toto 6/58 is based on RM2 per bet and offers a guaranteed minimum upfront jackpot of RM8,888,888 which is the highest in town,” it said.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Supreme Toto 6/58 would be launched on March 18, 2010 while its first draw would be held on Saturday, March 20.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“With the introduction of Supreme Toto 6/58, there will be three hugely tempting jackpots offered concurrently by Sports Toto — Supreme Toto 6/58, Power Toto 6/55 and Mega Toto 6/52,” it said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em><br />This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, March 12, 2010.</em></p></div>

KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd’s (BToto) wholly owned Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd would replace its Super Toto 6/49 with another lotto game, Supreme Toto 6/58. 

Sports Toto Malaysia had obtained the necessary approval to effect the change, BToto said in a statement.

“Supreme Toto 6/58 is based on RM2 per bet and offers a guaranteed minimum upfront jackpot of RM8,888,888 which is the highest in town,” it said.

Supreme Toto 6/58 would be launched on March 18, 2010 while its first draw would be held on Saturday, March 20.

“With the introduction of Supreme Toto 6/58, there will be three hugely tempting jackpots offered concurrently by Sports Toto — Supreme Toto 6/58, Power Toto 6/55 and Mega Toto 6/52,” it said.

This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, March 12, 2010.

BToto replaces Super Toto 6/49 with Supreme Toto 6/58

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