China’s lottery market has reported a 70 per cent drop in lottery sales to RMB10.51bn (€1.26bn) in March, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to limit sales.
Lottery sales improved significantly compared to the previous month after retailers began to reopen under new restrictions, having been closed for most of February and part of January.
As a result, sales of the Welfare Lottery amounted to RMB5.18bn for the month, down 69 per cent year-on-year, while [...]