The Development Lotteries Board and the National Lotteries Board were brought back under the Ministry of Finance this morning.

The two lotteries boards had been previously assigned to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

During the Cabinet reshuffle on May 22, the Development Lotteries Board and the National Lotteries Board were brought under the then newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanyake.

Ravi Karunanyake was previously the Minister of Finance and the two lotteries boards were assigned to him, despite protest from the general public.

Ravi Karunanyake resigned from his post as Foreign Affairs Minister on August 10.