Amidst the hasty passage of the amendments, a provision allowing private gambling, long supported by a certain group of legislators, was attached to and passed along with the regulations. This rider reads: "For the purposes of staging internationally recognized events, application may be made to the competent authority for approval of special issuance of public welfare lottery tickets."
此次匆促通過修正案，除收回彩券發行權之外，也讓部分立委堅持的「博奕條款」一併過關，也就是「為舉辦國際認可之競技活動，得申請主管機關核准發行特種公益彩券」，此舉引來各界撻伐之聲。