Overview on China's Legal Lottery Market
According to reports by China's Ministry of Finance, China's total lottery sales revenue has been enjoying rapid growth in recent years and reached a record high of 81.93 billion Yuan (US$10.5 billion) in 2006, an increased of 10.54 billion Yuan from 2005's RMB 71 billion (US $8.6 billion). Analysts predict that China's lottery market will reach RMB 200 billion (US$25 billion) in 2008. Every day about 229 million Yuan (US$29.5 million) of lottery tickets were sold in China in 2006 (excluding the eight days around the Chinese New Year holidays when lottery sales were suspended). Of the total, sales from China Welfare Lottery, the only national lottery approved by the Chinese government, hit 49.5 billion Yuan (US$6.2 billion) in 2006, up 20 percent from 2005. The sales of the Sports Lottery increased 2.1 billion Yuan to 32.3 billion Yuan (US$4.15 billion). In 2006, China raised 27.76 billion Yuan (US$3.57 billion) in public welfare funds from lottery sales, 12.3 percent more than in 2005. The ministry said the fund was equally shared by the central government and the local governments, which will be mainly used for social welfare, such as the development of public sports facilities, education and health care for the handicapped. A large part also went to the social security fund to fill its deficit. China launched its first lottery in June 1987. Lottery ticket sales are one of the major sources of funds for building community sports facilities and financing the country's social welfare programs. Other than the two government sponsored lotteries (Welfare Lottery and Sports Lottery), all other forms of gambling are illegal in mainland China. China's lottery market has expanded quickly over the last two decades but the China Welfare Lottery Management Center still describes the penetration of lottery in China as low. As in 2006, China's per capita lottery sale accounts for only 0.663 percent of the per capita net income, which is equivalent to only 1-2 percent of the world average.
China lottery experts projected that China's lottery market to grow by CAGR of 31% to US$34.5bn by 2010 to become the world's second-largest lottery market after the US, which turned over US$54.2bn in 2005. In per capita terms this would equate to US$26 for China's lottery, among the lowest in the world.
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China Lottery Sales Up 23% in First Five Months 2010
BEIJING, China (June 19, 2010) -- Total value of China's lottery sales hit CYN63.16 billion (US$9.26 billion) in the first five months this year, up 22.8 percent over the same period last year.................Subscribers

Slower Gambling Revenue Seen
MACAU (June 11, 2010) – Reports a senior executive of Wynn Macau said yesterday that gambling revenue growth in Macau could slow in the second half of the year............Subscribers

Macao's Gambling Revenue Almost Doubled in May
MACAO, China (June 7, 2010) - Macao, the world's biggest gambling hub, realized MOP17 billion patacas in casino gambling revenue last month, almost doubled from MOP8.8 billion patacas a year earlier..........Subscribers

Welfare Lottery Sold CNY36.5 Billion This Year
CHINA (June 3, 2010) -- China’s Welfare lottery has sold CNY36.5 billion, and raised CNY11.5 billion in net welfare lottery funds as of May 30, 2010, according to the China Welfare Lottery Management Center.....................Subscribers

China's Lottery Sales Soar 23.1% in April
CHINA (May 14, 2010) -- The dream of instant wealth continued to fuel the rapid growth in China's lottery sales in April, Ministry of Finance statistics showed Friday....................Subscribers

China to Investigate Use of Welfare Lottery's Public Funds
CHINA (May 11, 2010) -- The Ministry of Civil Affairs will conduct a general survey on the use of public funds from China's welfare lottery between 1987 and 2009..................Subscribers

Macao's Gaming Revenue Hits Record High in April
MACAO, China (May 5, 2010) - Macao's gaming sector raked in 14.1 billion patacas ($1.76 billion) in April 2010, which was the highest monthly revenues on record .............Subscribers

China's Lottery Sales Jump 24.5% in First Quarter
CHINA (May 2, 2010) -- Local News Service reports the Ministry of Finance said Saturday that China's lotteries earned CYN34.62 billion yuan (US$5.07 billion) from January to March this year, up 24.5 percent from a year ago........................Subscribers

China’s Lottery Winners Go to Remarkable Lengths to Remain Anonymous
CHANGCHUN, China (April 2, 2010) - A man who won a whopping CYN32-million (US$4.57 million) lottery jackpot in Northeast China's Jilin province collected his prize on Wednesday......................Subscribers

Suzhou City Bureau of Civil Affairs Awarded the "Provincial Welfare Lottery Sales Overall Grand Prize"
SUZHOU CITY, Jiangsu Province, China (February 26, 2010) -- News reports that at a working meeting of the Welfare Lottery held in 2009 in Jiangsu Province, the Suzhou City Bureau of Civil Affairs was awarded the "2009 Grand Prize provincial welfare lottery sales volume," while, City Fucai Center was awarded the "outstanding work of the welfare lottery in 2009 Contribution Award.”................................Subscribers

Hainan Provincial Government to Pilot Lottery on Horse Racing
HAINAN, China (February 25, 2010) - Hainan has started exploring ways to introduce betting-type lotteries on major international competitions, including horse racing in Hong Kong.................Subscribers

Hainan Province Boosted by Lottery Rule Transformation
HAINAN, China (February 11, 2010) - In a landscape changing move, lottery regulations are being relaxed in Hainan - the Chinese, tropical island paradise. This will help cement the region's position as a resort of global standing........................Subscribers

Confucius-Themed Lottery Should Stop
BEIGING, China (February 11, 2010) - The State-run lottery began offering Confucius-themed tickets late last month. But a majority of people are opposed to these tickets, saying they disrespect the Chinese culture and distort Confucianism......................Subscribers

China's First Lottery Hotel Starts Construction in Hainan
BEIGING, China (February 3, 2010) - China first lottery and gaming hotel is expected to settle in Hainan's Mangrove Tree Resort..................Subscribers

Xiamen Lottery Player Wins Whopping CYN76.2 million
XIAMEN, China (February 4, 2010) -- China lottery officials announced on January 31 that 5 winning tickets worth almost CYN76.2 million yuan ($US11.2 million) were bought in Xiamen, a coastal city of southeast China's Fujian Province.......................Subscribers

Welfare Lottery’s Confucius Tickets Draw Ire
CHINA (February 3, 2010) -- reports that Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher who prodded his fellow countrymen to seek their fortunes in a decent manner, would now find his portraits and sermons printed on lottery tickets, the only form of gambling allowed by the government.........................Subscribers

Confucius is a Brand Name In Hometown Lottery Promo
BEIGING, China (February 1, 2010) - One picture is worth a thousand words in the nation's first welfare lottery based on the sayings of Confucius.......................Subscribers

Illegal Soccer Gambling Nets US$14.6B Each Year
BEIGING, China (February 1, 2010) - Underground football gambling in China nets about CYN1 trillion yuan (US$14.65 billion) annually, according to a leading football figure cited................Subscribers

China Lottery Ticket Sales Reach $11b in 2009
CHINA (January 28, 2010) -- The lottery ticket sales in China reached CYN75.6 billion yuan (US$11.1 billion) in 2009, the Xinhua News Service reports the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Wednesday.................Subscribers

Betex Group Enters China's Welfare Lottery Sector in Nanjing
LONDON, U.K. (January 25, 2010) - Betex Group plc announces that its Chinese operation has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with Nanjing Welfare Lottery Management Centre to launch and operate a new retail lottery concept across Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province. Betex already has established Sport Lottery contracts in Hebei, Guizhou and Guangdong.................Subscribers

Macau Gaming Revenue Hit 120 Billion Last Year
MACAU, China (January 20, 2010) - The gaming industry in Macau ended last year with a total gross revenue of more than MOP120 billion, according to information from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau...................Subscribers

VODone Telemedia in Collaboration with Cmedia to Develop 80% of New Mobile Handset Market in Peoples Republic of China
HONG KONG, SAR (January 11, 2010) -  - VODone Limited ("VODone" or the "Group", SEHK:0082) is pleased to announce that on January 11, VODONE Telemedia entered into an exclusive strategic partnership agreement with Cmedia of Taiwan under a revenue sharing principle.....................Subscribers

China Sold Lottery Tickets Worth CYN75 Billion in 2009
BEIGING, China (January 11, 2010) - China sold lottery tickets worth 75 billion yuan in 2009, a quarter more than the previous year. A third of the revenue has been used in welfare facilities for the elderly, children and disabled....................Subscribers

On Hainan: Lottery, Yes – Gambling, No
HAINAN, China (January 7, 2010) - China’s pledge to introduce “betting-type lottery” to the southern island province had fueled speculation that the government might start to allow more gambling in Hainan, in particular horse racing, which has been banned for nearly a decade in all of China, in a bid to turn Hainan into a tourism destination à la Macau...................Subscribers

Lottery Regulations Are Being Relaxed in Hainan
CHINA (January 7, 2010) -- Lottery regulations are being relaxed in China's tropical southern island province of Hainan to assist it becoming a global resort within a decade, marking a big step forward for the country's lottery business......................Subscribers

China To Include Lotteries In Anti-Money Laundering System
BEIJING, China (January 4, 2010) – News sources reported today that Su Ning, vice president of the Central Bank, states that non-financial industries have become new channels for money laundering in recent years........................Subscribers

China's Welfare Lottery Sales Exceed CYN70 Billion Yuan
BEIJING, China (December 10, 2009) - Sales of welfare lottery in China have exceeded 70 billion yuan (US$10.2 billion) so far this year, according to the Welfare Lottery Distribution and Management Center.......................Subscribers

VODone Aggressively Expands in the PRC Lottery Market
HONG KONG, SAR (December 7, 2009) -- VODone Limited ("VODone" or the "Company"; stock code: 0082.HK), is pleased to announce that it is committed to expanding its business in upstream and downstream areas....................Subscribers

Low-Income Residents Forced to Buy Welfare Lottery Tickets
SHANGHAI, China (November 17, 2009) - Neighbourhood officials in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been fired or suspended from work after forcing low-income residents to buy welfare lottery tickets although they were on government living allowances .....................Subscribers

VODone's New 'LotteryView' On-streaming, Taking Market Edge by Integrating With MSN's Chinese User Application
HONG KONG, China (November 12, 2009) - VODone Limited ("VODone" or the "Company"; stock code: 0082.HK), a leading Chinese new media operator, is pleased to announce its upgraded mobile lottery operation platform................Subscribers

Ex-lottery Chief Finally Lucky In Third Hearing
SHANGHAI, China (November 6, 2009) - A Former top lottery official in south China has been cleared from the guilt of negligence of duties in a lottery scandal after a local court announced him innocent in the final verdict.................Subscribers

Mystery Winner Claims Record China Lottery Prize, Donates CNY10 Million to Charity
ZHENGZHOU, China (October 28, 2009) -- Winner of China's biggest lottery prize donated CNY10 million yuan to charity, according to a press conference held by the provincial Welfare Lottery center......................Subscribers

System Upgrade Paralyzes City's Lottery Sales Network
SHANGHAI, China (October 26, 2009) - Ticket sales in the welfare lottery were interrupted yesterday at all 2,400 sales points across Shanghai, as a system upgrade paralyzed the city's sales network....................Subscribers

China's Biggest Lottery Win Shrouded By Mystery, Suspicion
BEIJING, China (October 20, 2009) -- First came shock and envy. Then speculation on the identity of China's biggest-ever lottery prize winner. And finally came suspicion over the credibility of the country's lottery industry.......................Subscribers

China Lottery Shop Becomes a Tourist Attraction
HENAN PROVINCE, China (October 17, 2009) - The shop where China's biggest lottery winner bought his ticket is now attracting people from far and wide to try their luck..................Subscribers

Nation Gets Lottery Fever After Massive Jackpot
BEIJING, China (October 12, 2009) – News reports water-cooler talk across China has been awash with theories on how to spend a fortune after someone from Henan province won nearly CNY360 million yuan (US$52.7 million) on Thursday...................Subscribers

CNY359.9 Million, China's Biggest Prize In Lottery History
HENAN PROVINCE, China (October 10, 2009) - A lottery buyer in Anyang, Henan province, has won an astronomical CNY359.9 million yuan (US$52.7 million), making him by far the biggest winner on the Chinese mainland in 22 years...................Subscribers.

China's Lottery Sales Hit CNY84.62 Billion in First Eight Months
BEIJING, China (October 6, 2009) – The News Services reported China's lottery sales in the first eight months reached CNY84.62 billion (US$12.44 billion), up ...................Subscribers

China's Lottery Sales hit 73.56 Billion Yuan
BEIJING, China (August 29, 2009) - China's lottery sales in the first seven months reached 73.56 billion yuan (US$10.77 billion), up 21.2 percent or 12.89 billion yuan from the same period last year................Subscribers

17.8% of Lottery Sales Used To Fund Social Security In '08
BEIGING, China (August 28, 2009) - Sales of lottery tickets reached 106.01 billion yuan ($15.52 billion) in China in 2008, generating 33.60 billion yuan for public welfare funds................Subscribers

Shanghai Expo Lottery Sales to Help Rebuild Quake-Hit Sichuan
SHANGHAI, China (August 27, 2009) -- The welfare lottery featuring the Shanghai World Expo is to go on sale here Friday, with all funds going to support reconstruction in quake-hit Sichuan Province.................Subscribers

World Expo-Themed Welfare Lottery Tickets Go on Sale Tomorrow
SHANGHAI, China (August 26, 2009) - Tickets in the 2010 World Expo-themed welfare lottery will start selling across the country tomorrow with a top prize of 300,000 yuan................Subscribers

China Appoints New Macau Leader
BEIJING, China (August 10, 2009) -  China Monday formally appointed Fernando Chui as the new chief executive of Macau following his unopposed election last month by the gambling hub's mainly pro-Beijing electoral committee..................Subscribers

China Welfare Lottery and Shanghai World Expo Sign Lottery Deal
Shanghai Expo-Featured Lottery to be Launched
SHANGHAI, China (July 12, 2009) -- Starting next month, China will distribute a new welfare lottery featuring the Shanghai World Expo nationwide...................Subscribers

Lotto Hacker Suspect Caught, Fails in Bid For Lottery Prize
CHINA (July 10, 2009) -- A computer programmer allegedly tried to snatch a 33.05-million-yuan (US$4.84 million) lottery prize by hacking into a lottery center's computer system in Guangdong Province...................Subscribers

China's First Regulation on Lottery to Take Effect on July 1
BEIJING, China (June 27, 2009) - The Chinese government has asked local authorities to fully implement its first regulation on the lottery industry that will take effect on July1...................Subscribers

China Issues First National Regulation on Lotteries
CHINA (May 13, 2009) -- China's two official lotteries were the big winners yesterday when legislators brought in the first rules to govern the previously unregulated lottery industry....................Subscribers

Lottery Industry is Big Business in China
CHINA (April 27, 2009) -- China's lottery could topple those of the United States and become the world's first hundred billion dollar lottery, according to China Center for Lottery Studies at Peking University.........................Subscribers

Beijing Company Poised to Offer scratch Cards on Mobile Phones Before the End of the Year
BEIJING, China (March 16, 2009) -- SunLoto Network & Technology Co., Ltd, a Beijing-based mobile lottery business that sells Chinese national lottery tickets over mobile phones, is hoping to offer scratch cards on mobiles before the end of the year pending regulatory approval....................Subscribers

Expo-Themed Lottery Game Plan
SHANGHAI, China (March 16, 2009) -- The Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau said over the weekend it is preparing to issue an Expo lottery game. The game will incorporate Expo-themed tickets, which may be sold alongside commemorative World Expo stamps.................Subscribers

China Sells $49 Billion of Welfare Lottery Over the Last Two Decades
BEIJING, China (January 27, 2009) -- China has sold a total of 336.4 billion yuan (US$49.18 billion) of welfare lottery since it was launched in 1987, and has so far raised 112.5 billion yuan for the national public welfare fund.................Subscribers