Ministry of Finance: The total sales of lottery tickets nationwide in August were 54.369 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%.

According to the data from the Ministry of Finance, in August, the total sales of lottery in China reached 54.369 billion yuan, an increase of 1.412 billion yuan compared to the same period last year, an increase of 2.7%. Among them, welfare lottery sales were 17.736 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.907 billion yuan year-on-year, a decrease of 4.9%; sports lottery sales were 36.633 billion yuan, an increase of 2.319 billion yuan year-on-year, an increase of 6.8%. The main reason for the slower growth rate of lottery sales in August compared to July was that the base period was relatively high last year, and the sales growth rates of welfare and sports instant lottery decreased rapidly. Another reason was the end of the European Championship, which slowed down the growth rate of betting-style lottery sales. From January to August, the total sales of lottery in China reached 417.501 billion yuan, an increase of 41.741 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1% year-on-year. Among them, welfare lottery sales were 140.390 billion yuan, an increase of 14.065 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1%; sports lottery sales were 277.111 billion yuan, an increase of 27.676 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1%. In August, sales of digital lotteries were 14.762 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.542 billion yuan year-on-year, a decrease of 3.5%; sales of betting-style lotteries were 27.375 billion yuan, an increase of 5.222 billion yuan year-on-year, an increase of 23.6%; sales of instant lotteries were 8.295 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.744 billion yuan year-on-year, a decrease of 31.1%; sales of Keno lotteries were 3.937 billion yuan, an increase of 0.475 billion yuan, an increase of 13.7%. In August, digital lottery sales accounted for 27.1% of total lottery sales, betting-style lottery sales accounted for 50.4%, instant lottery sales accounted for 15.3%, and Keno lottery sales accounted for 7.2%. Video lottery sales were 0.0011 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.0006 billion yuan year-on-year. From January to August, digital lottery sales were 119.783 billion yuan, an increase of 4.896 billion yuan, an in...