Ministry of Finance: The total sales of lottery tickets in China in March amounted to 544.00 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.6%.

The Ministry of Finance data shows that in March, the total sales of lottery tickets nationwide were 544.00 billion yuan, a decrease of 38.17 billion yuan year-on-year, down 6.6%. Among them, welfare lottery agencies sold 184.49 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.54 billion yuan year-on-year, down 3.9%; sports lottery agencies sold 359.51 billion yuan, a decrease of 30.63 billion yuan year-on-year, down 7.9%. This is mainly due to the decrease in sports events leading to a larger decrease in the sales of betting type lottery tickets. In March 2026, the national lottery sales situation was as follows: I. National lottery sales In March, the total national lottery sales were 544.00 billion yuan, a decrease of 38.17 billion yuan year-on-year, down 6.6%. Among them, welfare lottery agencies sold 184.49 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.54 billion yuan year-on-year, down 3.9%; sports lottery agencies sold 359.51 billion yuan, a decrease of 30.63 billion yuan year-on-year, down 7.9%. This is mainly due to the decrease in sports events leading to a larger decrease in the sales of betting type lottery tickets. In the first three months of the year, the total national lottery sales were 1,439.59 billion yuan, a decrease of 46.32 billion yuan year-on-year, down 3.1%. Among them, welfare lottery agencies sold 484.03 billion yuan, a decrease of 28.74 billion yuan year-on-year, down 5.6%; sports lottery agencies sold 955.57 billion yuan, a decrease of 17.59 billion yuan year-on-year, down 1.8%. II. Sales of various types of lottery tickets In March, the sales of lotto numerical type lottery tickets were 156.79 billion yuan, a decrease of 11.50 billion yuan year-on-year, down 6.8%; the sales of betting type lottery tickets were 237.21 billion yuan, a decrease of 22.85 billion yuan year-on-year, down 8.8%; the sales of instant lottery tickets were 115.59 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.72 billion yuan year-on-year, down 1.5%; the sales of Keno type lottery tickets were 34.40 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.12 billion yuan year-on-year, down 5.8%. In March, the sales volumes of lotto numerical type, betting type, instant type, and Keno type lottery tickets accounted for 28.8%, 43.6%, 21.3%, and 6.3% of the total lottery sales respectively. The sales of video type lottery tickets were 0.0061 billion yuan, an increase of 0.0050 billion yuan compared to the same period last yea... The article is translated as is from the official website of the Ministry of Finance. Editor: Li Fo.