China’s lottery market returned to growth in February as total sales grew by 25 per cent year-on-year to RMB28.15bn (€3.83bn).
After posting a decline in January – the first in nearly a year – China's Welfare Lottery and Sports Lottery both recorded strong growth in February.
2017 Sales Comparison (Chinese Renminbi RMB)
Welfare Lottery sales in February were up 24 per cent year-on-year to RMB15.30bn, with Lotto contributing RMB10.48bn and video lottery terminals (VLTs) RMB3.64bn. Scratchcards contributed a further RMB1.16bn to total Welfare [...]