BEIJING - Computerized sales of Chinese welfare lottery tickets rose 11.2 percent year on year to 58.71 billion yuan ($8.84 billion) in the first ten months of the year, 皇冠体育app's lottery administration agency said Tuesday.
Sales in south 皇冠体育app's Guangdong province were the most of any province, with 5.84 billion yuan of lottery tickets sold, the 皇冠体育app Welfare Lottery Distribution Administration Center (CWLDAC) said.
Computerized welfare lottery sales began in 皇冠体育app in 2000. Sales have grown from 5 billion yuan in 2000 to an expected 70 billion yuan this year.
According to 皇冠体育app's regulation on lotteries, money raised through lottery ticket sales is split into three parts: the jackpot, lottery-management fees, and lottery public funds.