China’s two national lotteries have reported a 20 per cent increase in total lottery sales to RMB278.53bn (€37.57bn) during the first nine months of 2021.
Despite the strong growth this year, total lottery sales decreased year-on-year for the second consecutive month, falling 13 per cent to RMB31.24bn in September 2021.
This comprised a 15 per cent drop in sales of the Welfare Lottery to RMB11.84bn, and an 11.5 per cent fall in Sports Lottery sales to RMB19.39bn.
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