Chinanews, July 6th, the Ministry of Finance website announced on the 6th the national lottery sales in May 2021.
The data shows that in May, the total sales of lottery tickets nationwide were 30.202 billion yuan, an increase of 983 million yuan or 3.4% over the same period last year (referred to as "year-on-year").
Among them, the sales of welfare lottery agencies was 11.318 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.694 billion yuan, down 19.2%; the sales of sports lottery agencies was 18.884 billion yuan, an increase of 3.675 billion yuan year-on-year, an increase of 24.2%.
It is reported that due to the low base in the same period last year, lottery sales from January to May of this year have grown faster year-on-year.
From January to May, total sales of lottery tickets nationwide totaled 143.828 billion yuan, an increase of 53.498 billion yuan or 59.2% year-on-year.
Among them, sales of welfare lottery institutions were 56.478 billion yuan, an increase of 12.488 billion yuan, or 28.4% year-on-year; sales of sports lottery institutions were 87.349 billion yuan, an increase of 41.010 billion yuan, an increase of 88.5%.
The sales of lottery tickets by type are as follows: the suspension of Zhongfu online video lottery games, the change of Happy 8 Keno lottery game rules and the expansion of sales scope, the delisting of high-frequency quick-open lottery games and other factors such as adjustment and optimization of lottery structure factors, this year The lottery sales of major lottery products fluctuate significantly year-on-year.
In May, the sales of lotto digital lottery tickets were 13.687 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.528 billion yuan; the sales of guessing lottery tickets were 10.126 billion yuan, an increase of 7.409 billion yuan year-on-year; the sales of instant lottery tickets were 4.633 billion yuan, an increase of 2.27 billion yuan year-on-year; Lottery sales were 0.0009 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 916 million yuan; Keno-type lottery sales were 1.757 billion yuan, an increase of 1.746 billion yuan.
In May, the sales volume of lottery lottery, quiz, instant, video, and Keno accounted for 45.3%, 33.5%, 15.4%, 0.0%, and 5.8% of the total lottery sales respectively.
From January to May, the sales of lotto digital lottery tickets were 71.585 billion yuan, an increase of 4.076 billion yuan; the sales of guessing lottery tickets were 44.181 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33.46 billion yuan; the sales of instant lottery tickets were 21.741 billion yuan, an increase of 13.232 billion yuan. The sales of video lottery tickets were RMB 05.5 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3.565 billion yuan; the sales of keno-type lottery tickets was RMB 6.320 billion, an increase of 6.295 billion yuan year-on-year.
From January to May, the sales of lotto numbers, quiz, instant, video and keno lotteries accounted for 49.8%, 30.7%, 15.1%, 0.0%, and 4.4% of the total lottery sales respectively.
Lottery sales by region are as follows: In May, compared with the same period last year, a total of 19 provinces across the country saw an increase in lottery sales. Among them, Guangdong, Henan and Sichuan increased more, with a year-on-year increase of 466 million, 362 million and 3.54 respectively 100 million yuan.
Cumulative from January to May, compared with the same period last year, sales in other provinces except Tibet have increased.
Lottery agencies at all levels should closely track and analyze new situations and 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.