Lottery Sale of Mainland China Decreases in June
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The Ministry of Finance in China has reported that the lottery sales of mainland China fell in June to nearly CNY34.77 billion (US$5.05 billion) or 40.7% less than 2018, declining for the fifth month in a row.
The official figures indicate that sports lottery sales fell to CNY18.85 billion in June, 52.3% less than in 2018. June sales of welfare lottery tickets fell by 16.6% to CNY15.92 billion.
In H1 2019, lottery sales of all types in mainland China amounted to CNY212.6 billion, 13.3% less than the first half of 2018, said the finance ministry. Welfare lottery sales decreased by 11.6% year-on-year to approximately CNY97.76 billion while sports lottery sales recorded a decline of 14.7% to CNY114.4 billion.
The biggest lottery market in mainland China is still Guangdong province, where total sales of lottery products in H1 declined by 14.5% from a year earlier to CNY19.67 billion.
Guangdong was followed by Jiangsu province, with combined sales of welfare and sports lottery tickets slightly above CNY18.09 billion, down 13.6% compared to 2018. Shandong province in eastern China was ranked third, with aggregate ticket sales of CNY17.29 billion, down 7% year-on-year, according to official data.
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