Sales of lottery tickets in Mainland China have jumped by 9.6% in April 2017 when compared to the same period last year, new data from China’s Ministry of Finance reveals. According to the numbers posted this week by the Ministry, the total
According to the numbers posted this week by the Ministry, the total lottery sales reached CNY 38.24 billion (US $5.5 billion) in April, of which CNY 19.52 billion (US $2.84 billion) were generated by sport lottery sales, which jumped by 15.2% year on year, and CNY 18.72 billion (US $ 2.72 billion) by welfare lottery sales, which rose by 4.3% during the period.

