Chinanews.com, November 30. The Ministry of Finance website announced on the 30th the national lottery sales in October 2021: In October, a total of 29.391 billion yuan was sold nationwide, a year-on-year decrease of 1.324 billion yuan or 4.3%.

National Lottery Sales

  Affected by factors such as the low base number caused by the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the same period last year and the European Cup from June to July this year, the cumulative sales of lottery tickets across the country have maintained rapid growth this year.

With the gradual elimination of the low base factor in the same period, the structure of some lottery products has been continuously adjusted and optimized, and individual lottery games with strong game properties have been delisted. Since August, the monthly lottery sales have fallen slightly and gradually stabilized.

  In October, the total sales of lottery tickets nationwide were 29.391 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.324 billion yuan or 4.3%.

Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions were 12.583 billion yuan, an increase of 306 million yuan or 2.5% year-on-year; the sales of sports lottery institutions was 16.808 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.630 billion yuan, or a decrease of 8.8%.

  From January to October, a total of 307.922 billion yuan of lottery tickets were sold nationwide, an increase of 46.525 billion yuan or 17.8% year-on-year.

Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions were 114.833 billion yuan, an increase of 633 million yuan or 0.6% year-on-year; the sales of sports lottery institutions were 193.88 billion yuan, an increase of 45.892 billion yuan or 31.2% year-on-year.

Lottery sales by type

  Affected by the suspension of Zhongfu online video-based lottery games, changes to the rules of Happy 8 keno-based lottery games and expansion of sales, the delisting of high-frequency quick-open lottery games and other factors such as the adjustment and optimization of lottery structure, as well as the European Cup and other factors, the main lottery will be the main lottery this year. The sales volume of lottery tickets fluctuates greatly year-on-year.

In October, the sales of lotto digital lottery tickets were 11.423 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 7.934 billion yuan; the sales of guessing lottery tickets were 99.93 billion yuan, an increase of 1.595 billion yuan year-on-year; the sales of instant lottery tickets were 5.655 billion yuan, an increase of 2.755 billion yuan year-on-year; Lottery sales amounted to RMB 0.001 million, an increase of RMB 0.0005 billion year-on-year; sales of Keno-type lottery tickets amounted to RMB 2.320 billion, an increase of RMB 2.26 billion year-on-year.

In October, the sales volume of lottery lottery, quiz, instant, and keno accounted for 38.9%, 34.0%, 19.2%, and 7.9% of the total lottery sales, respectively, and video lottery sales accounted for less than 0.1%.

  From January to October, the sales of lotto digital lottery tickets were 133.321 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 42.397 billion yuan; the sales of guessing lottery tickets were 113.137 billion yuan, an increase of 57.526 billion yuan from the same period last year; the sales of instant lottery tickets were 43.774 billion yuan, an increase of 20.638 billion yuan. ; Keno-type lottery tickets sold 17.690 billion yuan, an increase of 17.551 billion yuan year-on-year.

From January to October, the sales volume of lottery lottery, quiz, instant, and keno accounted for 43.3%, 36.7%, 14.2%, and 5.8% of the total lottery sales, respectively.

The sales of video lottery tickets amounted to RMB 808.3 billion, a year-on-year decrease of RMB 6.793 billion.

Lottery sales by region

  In October, compared with the same period last year, a total of 11 provinces across the country saw an increase in lottery sales. Among them, Sichuan, Henan, Chongqing, and Xinjiang increased more, with a year-on-year increase of 166 million, 133 million, 100 million, and 89 million, respectively. Yuan.

From January to October, sales in other provinces have increased compared with the same period of the previous year, except for Jiangsu, Tibet, Shaanxi, and Qinghai.