Hyderabad, Jan. 2 -- Sreevinayak Madhusudhanan Pillai, an Indian expat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has won Rs 24,54,609 (Dh100,000) in the UAE Lottery.

Pillai, a native of Kerala, bought tickets for the lottery for a year before luck finally smiled during the UAE's first and only government-regulated lottery. It was overseen by the he Gaming Regulatory Authority of the UAE.

The man won the lottery through the Lucky Chance category. "I have been playing for one year now. I won the prize today," he was quoted as saying by Gulf News. Pillai, who has lived in the UAE for a decade, said that the prize money would help him build his own house.

Pillai said that he would like to play the lucky draw and test his luck once more with hopes...