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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Shanghai Lottery Winner Spends CYN200, wins CYN259 Million
SHANGHAI, China (August 11, 2010) -- China's national lottery "Bicolor Balls" No. 2010092, held on August 10 had 55 first-prize-winning tickets, of which 50 were bought by the same person in Shanghai.........Subscribers

Reward Offered In Search Of a CYN10-Million Lottery Winner
SHANGHAI, China (August 10, 2010) - Jiangsu Welfare Lottery operator is offering a CYN100,000 yuan (US$14,584) reward for information to locate the winner of a CYN10-million jackpot as his right would expire in six days....Subscribers

INTRALOT: New Project In China (Chongqing)
ATHENS, Greece (July 15, 2010) -- MelcoLot Limited (MelcoLot), the Hong Kong listed company in which INTRALOT is a substantial shareholder, has entered into an agreement with the China Welfare Lottery (CWL) in the municipality of Chongqing, for the provision of INTRALOT’s LOTOS™ Horizon system and related services. The initial term of the contract is five years, which will renew automatically for five more years by mutual consent..........Subscribers

China Warns Gambling Sites to Moderate Online Ads
CHINA (July 14, 2010) -- The Chinese government has warned gambling websites to moderate their online advertisements and strengthen verification of players or else........Subscribers

Welfare Lottery Sales Total $66b in 23 Years
BEIJING, China (July 12, 2010) -- The value of welfare lottery sales in China as of the end of this May had reached almost 450 billion yuan ($66 billion), since the welfare program was first launched 23 years ago................Subscribers

China Lotsynergy Subsidiary to Develop Service Points in Beijing for the Sale of Welfare Lotteries via Mobile Phones
HONG KONG, SAR (July 8, 2010) -- China Lotsynergy Holdings Limited (8161) has announced that its subsidiary Beijing Huacai Yingtong Technology Company Limited has received approval from the Beijing Welfare Lottery Issuance Centre......Subscribers

Chinese Authorities Make Major Arrests; Smash Multi-Billion Soccer Gambling Syndicate
CHINA (July 6, 2010) – News Service reported today that a newspaper on Tuesday said Chinese police smashed an illegal gambling gang that hoped to score big from the World Cup, with the alleged ringleader "Dark Brother" accused over dealings worth CYN100 billion......Subscribers

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

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