Ministry of Finance： In July, the national lottery sales reached 36.149 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%.

　　Beijing, Sept. 8 (Xinhua)-The website of the Ministry of Finance announced the national lottery sales in July 2020 on the 8th. In July, the national lottery sales totaled 36.149 billion yuan, an increase of 3.415 billion yuan or 10.4% over the same period of last year. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 15.436 billion yuan, an increase of 390 million yuan, an increase of 2.6%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 20.713 billion yuan, up 3.025 billion yuan or 17.1% year-on-year.

　　From January to July, the national lottery sales totaled 160.049 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 85.281 billion yuan or 34.8%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 74.724 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 38.078 billion yuan or 33.8%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 85.325 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 47.202 billion yuan or 35.6%.

　　In July, the sales of lottery digital lottery tickets reached 22.422 billion yuan, up 3.306 billion yuan or 17.3% year-on-year. The sales of quiz lottery tickets was 9.31 billion yuan, up 1.122 billion yuan or 13.7% year-on-year; The sales of instant lottery tickets was 2.674 billion yuan, an increase of 468 million yuan, an increase of 21.2%; The sales of video lottery tickets was 1.729 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.479 billion yuan or 46.1%; The sales of Keno lottery tickets was RMB 13 million, a year-on-year decrease of RMB 02 million or 14.5%. In July, the lottery sales of digital lottery, quiz lottery, instant lottery, video lottery and Keno lottery accounted for 61.9%, 25.8%, 7.4%, 4.8% and 0.1% of the total lottery sales respectively.

　　From January to July, the sales of lottery digital lottery tickets reached 112.644 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 17.696 billion yuan or 13.6%. The sales of quiz lottery tickets was 26.392 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 44.088 billion yuan or 62.6%. The sales of instant lottery tickets reached 14.167 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.851 billion yuan or 11.6%. The sales of video lottery tickets was 6.794 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 21.604 billion yuan or 76.1%. The sales of Keno lottery tickets was 51 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 42 million yuan or 44.9%. From January to July, the lottery sales of digital lottery, quiz, instant lottery, video lottery and Keno lottery accounted for 70.3%, 16.5%, 8.9%, 4.2% and 0.1% of the total lottery sales respectively.

　　In July, compared with the same period of last year, lottery sales in 28 provinces increased, among which Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shaanxi increased more, increasing by 481 million yuan, 465 million yuan and 226 million yuan respectively. From January to July, compared with the same period of last year, lottery sales in 30 provinces in China declined.