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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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

China Sells 300 Billion Yuan of Welfare Lottery in Past Two Decades
BEIJING, China (November 28, 2008) -- China has sold a total of 325.4 billion yuan (US$47.64 billion) of welfare lottery over the past 21 years, Xinhua News Agency reported the country's lottery watchdog said on Thursday...................Subscribers

China Bets On Olympic Lotteries To Tap Games Fever
BEIJING, China (August 7, 2008) -- China, where gambling is mostly illegal, is giving punters the chance to scoop 730,000 dollars in special Olympic lotteries by correctly guessing answers like who will win the country's first Games gold............Subscribers

Two yuan Turns Player Into Lottery Millionaire
SHANGHAI, CHINA (July 24, 2008) -- A Lottery buyer in east China's Jiangsu Province has won a record 20.56 million yuan (US$3 million) by spending just 2 yuan. The 85th Super Sports Lottery had a prize pool of nearly 130 million yuan and a prize for the winner of 20.56 million yuan for one draw, far beyond the 80th lottery's three 11.15 million yuan first prizes and making history for China's lottery.............Subscribers

China to Launch Quake-Relief Lottery: Report
BEIJING, China (May 23, 2008) – China will launch a national lottery to raise money for earthquake relief and rescue work.............Subscribers

Legislature Amends Public Welfare Lotteries Statute
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 10, 2008) -- The Legislative Yuan passed an amendment yesterday to the Statute Governing Public Welfare Lotteries that clearly defines how the profits from lotteries earmarked for social welfare programs should be spent, CNA reported today...................Subscribers

Chinese Lottery Buyers Contribute 34.4 Billion Yuan Towards Public Welfare
BEIJING, China (April 27, 2008) -- Chinese lottery players are awarded a special honor for their 34.4 billion yuan (about US$4.9 billion) contribution for the public good last year................Subscribers

China Welfare Lottery Sales Up 16.6% Year-on-Year
CHINA (April 02, 2008) -- By the end of March 31 this year, the sales from the Welfare Lottery tickets had reached 15.685 billion yuan, an increase of 16.6% over the same period last year............Subscribers

Former Lottery Agent Gets Life Sentence for Rigging Lottery System
SHENYANG, China (March 11, 2008) -- A man was sentenced to life imprisonment for illegally collecting 28 million yuan (US$3.7 million) by taking advantage of software flaws to rig a lottery system...........Subscribers

China Publishes Draft Regulation on Lotteries to Solicit Public Opinion 
BEIJING, China (March 11, 2008) -- China has published a draft management regulation on lotteries and is asking for the public's opinion..............Subscribers

China To Trial Olympic-Themed Instant Lottery Game
BEIJING, China (March 2 (Xinhua) -- China is to trial sales of an Olympic-themed instant lottery ticket in four provinces later this month, with ticket prices set between five and ten yuan..............Subscribers

China Lottery Online Supports 60 Million Transactions a Day Using Grid Technology
CHINA (February 23, 2008) -- The Chinese Government is promoting the welfare lottery system through over-the-counter sales and newer online applications................Subscribers

China Welfare Lottery Management Centers Donate to Help Snow Victims
BEIJING, China (February 3, 2008) -- While heavy snow continues to hit central, eastern and southern China, welfare lottery management centers have made cash and goods donations to residents of disaster areas, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Sunday.................Subscribers

Lottery Buyer's Lunar New Year Luck is a $2.9 Million Prize
WUHAN, China (January 23, 2008) -- Someone has won 20.85 million yuan (US$2.89 million) in a lottery with a ticket purchased in Wuhan, the capital of the central province of Hubei, just in time for Lunar New Year...................Subscribers

Lottery Kicks-in Almost a Fifth of the Funding for China's Welfare Programs
BEIJING, China (January 25, 2008) -- The Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Thursday that welfare expenditure increased by 34.6 percent over the previous year. A major sources of funding (20%) for social welfare programs, the Welfare Lottery............Subscribers

Macao Gaming Revenue Soars 46.6% in 2007
MACAO, China (January 20, 2008) -- Macao casinos saw their gaming revenue surge to 83 billion patacas (US$10.4 billion) in2007, up 46.6 percent compared with 2006, according to the latest statistics released by the government's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (GICB).............Subscribers

China Hints at Legalization for Par-mutual Wagering
CHINA (January 10, 2008) -- The central government has approved the establishment of regular horse racing in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, and is considering the introduction of gambling on the races in 2009.................Subscribers

China Lottery Industry to Face Regulatory Overhaul in 2008
CHINA (January 9, 2008) -- The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council announced plans to review national supervisory standards in January for China’s burgeoning lottery industry.............Subscribers

China's Keno Lottery Network Poised for National Roll-Out
HONG KONG (January 10 2008) -- Beijing plans after the Lunar New Year holiday next month to begin a nationwide roll-out of a new lottery network, according to the joint-venture company contracted to build the system..............Subscribers

Legislation Lags Behind Lottery Expansion
CHINA (January 3, 2008) -- The acting director of Peking University's China Center for Lottery Studies, Wang Xuehong, says the lack of laws and regulations and loopholes in the administrative and supervision systems for lotteries are the major reason for frauds and other malpractices................Subscribers

China’s Lottery Prize Money Has Been Swelling Beyond People's Imagination
CHINA (January 3, 2008) -- A recent survey shows that retirees account for 12 percent of lottery ticket buyers in Quanzhou, a city where 60 percent of those who participate in lotteries earn between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan (US$272 and US$408) a month..............Subscribers

Lottery Ban Designed To Stop Fraud
CHINA (January 3, 2008) -- The online sale of lottery tickets was banned yesterday by a circular jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Administration of Sports..............Subscribers

China Bans Online Sale of Lotteries To Ensure Regulation
BEIJING, China (January 2, 2008) -- No institutions will be allowed to sell lotteries on the Internet any more in China, said a circular issued Wednesday jointly by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Administration of Sports................Subscribers

'07 Lottery Sales Set New Record in China
BEIJING, China (December 31, 2007) -- China's total lottery sales in 2007 had exceeded 100 billion yuan (US$13.7 billion) by Sunday, an increase of 18 billion yuan or 20 percent over last year, setting a 20-year record in China's lottery history..............Subscribers

Lottery Fever Sweeps Through China
CHINA (December 28, 2007) -- A college student has left school after winning the five (5) million yuan jackpot in a lottery in the eastern city of Nanjing..............Subscribers

China Will Not Issue Education Lottery, Says Foundation Official
BEIJING, China (December 24, 2007) -- China will not issue a lottery to raise educational funds, according to an official of the country's education development foundation................Subscribers

eWorld Interactive Appoints Manager at Growing Chinese Lottery Division
SHANGHAI, CHINA (December 10, 2007) -- eWorld Interactive, Inc. (OTCBB:EWIN) (the "Company or "eWorld"), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James Pan as divisional manager of its Chinese Lottery management team...................Subscribers

China's Luckiest Lottery Winner Collects His Prize
SHANGHAI, China (December 4, 2007) -- China's biggest jackpot winner collected his winnings yesterday at the Gansu Welfare Lottery Center without reporters spotting him..............Subscribers

China to Issue First National Regulation for Lotteries
SHANGHAI, China (December 2, 2007) -- China is expected to issue its first national regulation on the supervision of the fast-growing lottery industry next year to stamp out fraud, which has been on the rise since the country launched its first lottery two decades ago..................Subscribers

Chinese Lottery Delivers Record $14 Million Jackpot
BEIJING, China (November 28, 2007) - A Chinese lottery player has won the country's largest ever individual lottery prize -- $14 million...............Subscribers

Hosen Buys Into China Lottery Market
It will acquire share capital of More Winner Investment for $52.5m
SINGAPORE (November 28, 2007) -- Food products distributor Hosen Group yesterday said that it is entering the booming lottery market in China with a $52.5 million acquisition there.................Subscribers

China's Welfare Lottery Gives Stipends to Guangdong Orphans
BEIJING, China (November 23, 2007) -- About 1,000 orphans in south China's Guangdong Province have become the latest beneficiaries of China's 50billion yuan Welfare Lottery. .................Subscribers

System Flaw Allows Lottery Vendor to Buy Winning Tickets After the Draw
BEIJING, China (November 6, 2007) -- A lottery vendor has been jailed for life for taking advantage of a system flaw to cash CNY28 million yuan in lottery tickets illegally.............Subscribers

China's Warfare Lottery Sales Hit Over CNY50 Billion in 2007
BEIJING, China (November 6, 2007) -- Sales of China's welfare lottery, the only national lottery approved by the central government, has amounted to CNY50.124 billion in 2007, up 26% over the previous year, according to the China Welfare Lottery Issuing and Administration Center. .......................Subscribers

Sales of China's Welfare Lottery Hit CNY40 Billion This Year
BEIJING, China (September 9, 2007) -- Sales of China’s Welfare Lottery, the only national lottery approved by the government, have exceeded CNY40 billion (US$5.3 billion) this year, up 22.7 percent over the same period last year.............................Subscribers

Calls for Better Management of China’s Welfare Lottery Industry
BEIJING, China (July 27, 2007) -- Chinese vice premier Hui Liangyu on Friday called for better management and supervision of the country’s welfare lottery industry...........................Subscribers

Hong Kong-Listed Gaming Company Gambles on Mainland Lottery Business
BEIJING, China (June 19, 2007) – A Hong Kong-listed gaming technology and services company reportedly expects to establish at least 3,000 branded lottery outlets and 15,000 mobile lottery terminals in China by the end of next year...............................Subscribers

eWorld Steps Into Largest Chinese Lottery Segment With Launch of Online Welfare Lottery
SHANGHAI, CHINA (May 29, 2007) - Shanghai eWorldChina Information Technologies Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of eWorld Interactive, Inc. (OTCBB:EWIN) and Shanghai Welfare Lottery Center announced the formal signing of an agreement to operate China's official online Welfare Lottery. ......................................Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.10

China Welfare Lottery Appoints Official Online Agent
BEIJING, China (May 2 2007) -- A contracted unit of VODOne, the Hong Kong-listed, Beijing-backed internet video venture, has become the first officially approved online agent for China’s popular welfare lottery.........................Subscribers

China Reports Record Lottery Sales in 2006, Lottery Sales Breaks 80 Billion Yuan
CHINA (February 17, 2007) -- China's lottery sales in 2006 increased 10.54 billion yuan from the previous year to a record high of 81.93 billion yuan (US$105.4 billion), said the Chinese Ministry of Finance...........................Subscribers

Dynasty Signs LOI with SSI and GCN for Access To Gaming Market in Shanghai and Other Centres
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (January 31, 2007) -- Dynasty Gaming Inc. announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with Sino Strategic International Limited the owner and operator of approximately 500 retail outlets in Shanghai, licensed by the Shanghai Welfare Lottery Centre, where people are able to ...........................Subscribers

China's Lottery Sales Breaks 80 billion Yuan in 2006
BEIJING, China (January 18, 2007) -- China's lottery sales in 2006 increased 10.54 billion yuan from the previous year to a record high of 81.93 billion yuan (US$105.4 billion)..........................Subscribers

China Reports Record-High Lottery Sales In 2006
BEIJING, China (January 9, 2007) -- The sale of China Welfare Lottery hit a record high of 49.5 billion yuan (US$6.2 billion) in 2006, up 20 percent from the previous year.................................Subscribers

New Welfare Lottery To Be Introduced In China
BEIJING, China (December 25, 2006) – According to local media reports China Lottery Administration (CLA) announced that a new welfare lottery, “Seven Happiness”, would be introduced ...............................Subscribers

Chinese Gaming Industry Predicted to Hit CNY400-500 Billion Annually
BEIJING, China (November 22, 2006) – The Chinese gaming industry has a huge potential for expansion with future market size capable of reaching CNY 400-500 billion, according to Wang Xuehong, the execute director of China Center for Lottery Studies (CCLS) at Peking University..............................Subscribers

Chinese Spend CNY600bn on Overseas Lotteries Every Year
BEIJING, China (November 22, 2006) -- The Chinese people spend as much as CNY 600 billion on overseas lottery games every year, ten times more than the value on domestic welfare lottery, and that is nearly equivalent to the nation's yearly tourism revenues, according to a study by China Center for Lottery Studies (CCLS) at Peking University.................................Subscribers

China's Lottery Market is Said to Have Great Potential
CHINA (November 22, 2006) -- An official from China's Ministry of Commerce, attending the International Conference on Gaming Industry and Public Welfare (2006), is reported as saying that China has raised a..................................Subscribers

Tougher Lottery Regulation Urged; Official Says the Lottery Industry Needs a Legal Framework
BEIJING, China (November 17, 2006) -- An official from the Ministry of Finance, the body in charge of supervising the mainland's lottery industry, has reportedly said government regulation is too weak, and a legal framework should be established...............................Subscribers

UK Group Secures Software Rights for Chinese Lottery
LONDON, United Kingdom (August 14, 2006) -- Betex Group PLC is reported to have paid an initial 600,000 yuan (around GBP40,000) for sole rights for a new generation of retail software used by the Chinese state lottery.............................Subscribers

Illegal Betting Revenue Outstrips Legal Lottery Sales Tenfold
SHANGHAI, China (July 19, 2006) -- Chinese lottery experts estimated about 700 billion yuan (US$87 billion) was involved in gambling activities, such as online betting and illegal lotteries, last year, suggesting gambling is increasingly becoming a serious issue.................................Subscribers

China Heritage Lottery Proposed
SHAOXING, Zhejiang, China (June 2, 2006) -- Chinese cultural heritage experts have suggested that a lottery should be issued to raise heritage protection funds, which has proved successful in Britain, Italy and other European countries.........................Subscribers

Lottery Tickets Worth 17 Million Yuan Remain Unclaimed
BEIJING, China (February 16, 2006) -- A total of 17 million yuan (US$2.1 million) of lottery winnings went unclaimed last year............................Subscribers

China Welfare Lottery Projects Annual Increase of 10%
BEIJING, China (January 18, 2006) -- Over the next five years China's welfare lottery is expected to play a bigger role in raising money for charitable causes.......................Subscribers

China's Welfare Lottery Sales Soar 81% in 2005
BEIJING, China (January 5, 2006) -- China's welfare lottery sales reportedly exceeded CNY 40 billion as of December 31, 2005, generating CNY 14.3 billion for the country's public welfare fund..........................Subscribers