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Mainland China’s sales of official lottery products in April rose by 9.6 percent from the prior-year period, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Finance.
Total sales in April were RMB38.24 billion (US$5.5 billion), the Ministry of Finance announced this week. Welfare lottery sales increased by 4.3 percent year-on-year, to RMB18.72 billion, while sports lottery sales rose by 15.2 percent to RMB19.52 billion.
The provinces of Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan, Henan and Yunnan each saw their lottery sales value rise by more than $292m. Guangdong has maintained its position as the leading lottery market in mainland China with a combined sales of welfare and sports lottery tickets up 2.7% from the year-prior.
