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China witnesses rise in lottery sales in September

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October 31, 2018

Niji Narayan

China witnesses rise in lottery sales in September

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The Ministry of Finance has published official information about lottery sales in September in China. As per the report, Mainland lottery sales increased by 13.3 per cent year-on-year during last month’s operations.

According to the report, the total lottery sales touched €5.2 billion in September. The results were fuelled by sports lottery sales, which saw a 24.3 per cent increase to €3 billion. The country’s welfare lottery increased by 1.2 per cent during September and reached €2.2 billion.

The FIFA World Cup too helped the revenue rise, especially in June and July.

During August operations, sales of official lottery tickets increased by 13.1 per cent. Aggregate sales totalled €4.6 billion in August, whilst welfare lottery sales increased 10 per cent year-on-year to €2.31 billion and sports lottery sales increased 16.4 per cent to €2.33 billion.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.