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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.
SOURCE:
PacificNet, Inc.
 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
China Gaming
Firm Taps Australians LotSynergy-Tabcorp Venture to Vie for Supply of Video
Lottery Equipment
CHINA (November 14, 2005) -- China
LotSynergy and Tabcorp, Australia's largest lottery hardware and software
supplier, have joined forces to bid.........................Subscribers China Sells Over 30 Billion Yuan in Welfare Lotteries in 2005
CHINA (October 19, 2005) -- By October 9th, China had sold
30.5 billion yuan (US$3.765 billion) in welfare lotteries this
year....................................Subscribers Shanghai to Introduce Quick Draw Keno
SHANGHAI, China (September 9, 2005) -- The Shanghai Welfare Lottery
Distribution Center is offering a new game, Quick Draw Keno, at more than 100 restaurants,
bars and tea houses around the city..............................Subscribers B&B Group to Enter China's Lottery Business
HONG KONG, August 12, 2005) - B&B Group Holdings Ltd. reportedly
announced on Friday that it has agreed to pay .............Subscribers New Musical Lottery Game to Launch Today
SHANGHAI, China (July 30, 2005) -- Lottery players in Shanghai will soon be
listening for the sound of three lucky tunes, as a new musical game will begin
play on ..................................Subscribers Tabcorp to Provide Lottery Systems and Support Services in
China
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July, 25 2005) -- On
14 June 2005, Tabcorp Holdings Limited made an announcement that its
wholly-owned subsidiary Tabcorp International Pty Limited (“TI”) had
entered into a joint venture arrangement for the purpose
of...............................Subscribers China Scraps Plans For Olympic Lottery
BEIJING, China (July 6, 2005) -- China has reportedly scraped plans to run
a 2008 Olympics lottery because money for the Games would come from the
people’s pockets, with some going to............................Subscribers
China's Welfare Lottery Sales Up Nearly 54% in
1H
CHINA (July 5, 2005) -- According to the China Welfare
Lottery Issuing and Administration Center, up to June 30, the sales of China
welfare lottery has reached ...........................Subscribers Shanghai Welfare Lottery Awards Two Contracts to Scientific
Games Valued at $40 Million Over Ten Years
Agreement Significantly Expands
Online and Keno Network
NEW YORK, USA (June 21, 2005) --
Scientific Games Corporation announced
that the Shanghai Welfare Lottery Issuing Center (SWLIC) has awarded Scientific
Games two contracts with a combined valued of
........................................Subscribers China's Lottery Industry is Booming
CHINA
(June 13, 2005) -- The past week has seen records for the welfare lottery
smashed in terms of sales and awards............................Subscribers Use of China’s Lottery Funds to Become More
Transparent
GUANGDONG, China (May 12, 2005) – For the
first time Shenzhen is assessing where its lottery proceeds are being spent,
according to Wang Jian, the director of the Shenzhen Municipal Welfare Lottery
Center.............................Subscribers Lottery Center Begins Approval Process for Keno
Franchisees
SHANGHAI, China (May 16, 2005) -- The local
welfare Lottery Issuing Center began the approval process yesterday to award
100 new Keno franchisees. The centre plans to launch
Keno...........................Subscribers Shanghai Sports Lottery Bets on Popularity of NBA; Hoopster
Lottery set to Make Big Splash
BEIJING, China (March. 22,
2005) -- Shanghai has become China's first city to issue its own locally
distributed basketball lottery............................Subscribers Court Upholds Ruling on Lottery Fraud Case
CHINA (February 25, 2005) -- The Xi'an sports lottery case, which has drawn
nationwide attention since last March, came to an end on Wednesday, with its
previous court decisions upheld...................................Subscribers Chinese Government Getting Serious About
Gambling
BEIJING, China (January 11, 2005) -- As reported
the Chinese Government has launched a serious attempt to crack down on both
legal and illegal gambling...........................Subscribers
China's Welfare Lottery Sales Hit New High in
2004
BEIJING, Chins (January 6, 2005) – According to
SinoCast the China Welfare Lottery sales had exceeded CNY22.6bn up until
December 31, 2004, raising .........................Subscribers 
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