China News Service, February 26. According to the website of the Ministry of Finance, in January, a total of 35.757 billion yuan of lottery tickets were sold nationwide, an increase of 8.547 billion yuan or 31.4% over the same period last year (referred to as "year-on-year").
Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 15.212 billion yuan, an increase of 2.322 billion yuan, an increase of 18.0%; the sales of sports lottery institutions was 20.544 billion yuan, an increase of 6.225 billion yuan, an increase of 43.5%.
Considering that the market was closed for a long time last year, lottery sales in January increased rapidly year-on-year.
In terms of lottery sales by type, in January, lotto digital lottery sales were 21.935 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.966 billion yuan, an increase of 46.5%; guessing lottery sales were 8.882 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.078 billion yuan, an increase of 30.5%; immediate opening -Type lottery sales were 4.045 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.268 billion yuan, an increase of 45.6%; video-type lottery sales were 101.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.65 billion yuan, down 100%; Keno-type lottery sales were 894 million yuan, an increase of 885 million yuan, an increase 9050.1%.
In January, the sales of lottery numbers, quiz, instant, video, and Keno accounted for 61.4%, 24.8%, 11.3%, 0.0%, and 2.5% of the total lottery sales.
In addition, in terms of lottery sales by region, in January, compared with the same period of the previous year, a total of 30 provinces across the country increased lottery sales. Among them, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Henan increased by 1.169 billion yuan, 704 million yuan and 704 million yuan respectively. 540 million yuan.
The Ministry of Finance pointed out that lottery agencies at all levels should closely track and analyze new situations and new problems, and earnestly strengthen lottery issuance and sales to ensure the smooth operation of the market.
Financial departments at all levels should further strengthen supervision, actively create a good external environment, maintain the normal order of the market, and promote the healthy development of the lottery industry.