[5][3] In January 1995, during the incumbency of then Chairman Manuel Morato, the PCSO launched the very first online lottery in the Philippines known as Lotto, its first draw was held on March 8, 1995.

[3] On March 20, 2006, through the advice of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the PCSO revived the small-town lottery (STL).

[6][7] From July 26 to August 26, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended the STL operations around the country due to allegations of corruption.

[9][10][11][12] On April 7, 2020, PCSO announced that small-town lottery in Visayas and Mindanao is temporarily suspended for the second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the introduction of the e-lotto web-based platform, players and bettors can use their laptops or PCs to place bets, purchase lottery e-tickets, and make payments using GCash e-wallets.

[17] In August 2024, Supreme Court Justice Marvic Leonen granted Yeng Guiao's 2016 mandamus nullifying the Ramos-era Pagcor memorandum.

It directed the PCSO to account and refund to the Philippine Sports Commission, 30% charity fund from the six lottery draws annually, starting 2006.

[18] On July 30, 2020, Wesley Barayuga, the PCSO's board secretary, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle who opened fire at his vehicle in Mandaluyong.

[21] The PCSO assured that the supposed winner is a real person, describing the bettor as a 47-year-old housewife from San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan whose winning numbers reportedly came from "her family's birthdates and two other 'lucky' numbers";[22] she claimed her prize on December 28, 2023, at the PCSO's main office in Mandaluyong.

Senator Imee Marcos, who earlier called for the temporary halting of PCSO draws, said she was stunned after watching the live stream video.

[26] The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has reported that there are 66 corporate records wherein Estrada, his wife, mistresses and children are listed as incorporators or board members.