The Taiwan Welfare Lottery grew sales by 9 per cent to NT$31.4 billion (€944 million) in the first quarter of 2023.
Sales in March were NT$8.8 billion, which was a fall of 3 per cent on the previous year. Prizes paid to customers dropped by 8 per cent to NT$5.5 billion, meaning that the lottery’s gross win increased by 7 per cent to NT$3.4 billion.
Prizes paid out in the first quarter were 9 per cent higher [...]