Ministry of Finance： In September, the national lottery sales totaled 52.774 billion yuan, up 58.3% year-on-year.

　　CCTV News:According to the Ministry of Finance,In September, the national lottery sales totaled 52.774 billion yuan, an increase of 19.442 billion yuan or 58.3%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 18.213 billion yuan, an increase of 5.894 billion yuan, an increase of 47.9%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 34.561 billion yuan, up 13.548 billion yuan or 64.5% year-on-year. Mainly due to the increase of major events such as the Asian Games, the listing of new instant lottery tickets, the expansion of new channels and other factors, lottery sales increased rapidly compared with the same period of last year.

　　From January to September, the national lottery sales totaled 428.535 billion yuan, an increase of 147.294 billion yuan or 52.4%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 144.539 billion yuan, an increase of 32.307 billion yuan, an increase of 28.8%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 283.996 billion yuan, an increase of 114.987 billion yuan or 68.0%.

　　In September, compared with the same period of last year, lottery sales in all provinces in China increased, among which Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong increased more, increasing by 2.030 billion yuan, 1.654 billion yuan, 1.566 billion yuan and 1.238 billion yuan respectively.

　　From January to September, compared with the same period of last year, lottery sales in all provinces in China increased, with Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong increasing by 13.720 billion yuan, 13.706 billion yuan, 12.255 billion yuan and 10.516 billion yuan respectively.