Revenue was also up 46.5% from February of 2022.

The sports lottery continued to make up the majority of revenue, at CNY19.63bn, up 4.3%.

This included CNY10.74bn from sports wagering, up 4.9%, plus CNY5.85bn, down by 0.3%, as well as CNY3.04bn from scratchcards, up 10.5%. Revenue from video lottery games was minimal, at just CNY11m.

The welfare lottery, meanwhile, brought in CNY13.31bn, up 21.6%. 

Of this total, CNY8.304bn came from draw games, up 16.9%, while scratchards brought in CNY2.67bn, up 14.0% and keno revenue was up 59.4% to CNY2.33bn.

For the year to date, revenue came to CNY86.27bn, which is up 2.0% from 2021.

Original article: https://igamingbusiness.com/china-lottery-sales-up-10-4-year-on-year-in-march-despite-covid-measures/

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