Chinese lottery sales remain buoyant

Chinese sports lottery tickets again proved the most popular in August as sales rose 16.4 percent year-on-year, with welfare lottery sales also up, albeit by a less impressive 10 percent. .

The Chinese Ministry of Finance reported that overall lottery sales in August saw an increase of 13.1 percent to RMB 35.1 billion (US$5.3 billion), with sales especially strong in the provinces of Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Henan and Zhejiang.

Overall sales year-to-date have grown 6.3 percent to US $273.8 billion.

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