China National Lottery Sales Down 2.5% in November 2023

1. National lottery sales

　　In November, a total of 50.537 billion yuan of lottery tickets were sold nationwide ^[1] , a year-on-year decrease of 1.308 billion yuan or 2.5%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions were 16.938 billion yuan, an increase of 3.860 billion yuan or 29.5% year-on-year; the sales of sports lottery institutions were 33.598 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.168 billion yuan or 13.3% year-on-year. The main reason is that the base number was higher during the same period last year due to factors driven by the Football World Cup.

　　From January to November, a total of 526.412 billion yuan in lottery tickets were sold across the country, a year-on-year increase of 163.609 billion yuan or 45.1%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions were 176.965 billion yuan, an increase of 40.665 billion yuan or 29.8% year-on-year; the sales of sports lottery institutions were 349.447 billion yuan, an increase of 122.944 billion yuan or 54.3% year-on-year.

　　2. Lottery sales by type

　　In November, Lotto digital lottery sales were 16.398 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.3%; guess lottery sales were 20.128 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 35.2%; instant lottery sales were 10.571 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 171.9%; Keno lottery sales were 34.39 billion, a year-on-year increase of 43.5%. In November, the sales volume of Lotto digital, guessing, instant, and Keno lottery tickets accounted for 32.5%, 39.8%, 20.9%, and 6.8% of the total lottery sales respectively. The sales of video lottery tickets were 90,000 yuan, an increase of 7% year-on-year. Ten thousand yuan.

　　Cumulatively from January to November, Lotto digital lottery sales were 159.852 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.541 billion yuan, an increase of 12.3%; guess-type lottery sales were 224.045 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 86.113 billion yuan, an increase of 62.4%; instant lottery sales were 1,087.96 billion, a year-on-year increase of 52.602 billion yuan, an increase of 93.6%; Keno lottery sales were 33.718 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.353 billion yuan, an increase of 27.9%. From January to November, the sales volume of Lotto digital, guessing, instant and Keno lottery tickets accounted for 30.4%, 42.6%, 20.6% and 6.4% of the total lottery sales respectively. Video lottery sales were 1.39 million yuan, an increase of 810,000 yuan year-on-year.

　　3. Lottery sales by region

　　In November, compared with the same period last year, lottery sales in various provinces across the country increased or decreased. Among them, Guangdong, Xinjiang, Beijing, and Hunan increased significantly, with year-on-year increases of 836 million yuan, 408 million yuan, 204 million yuan, and 189 million respectively. billion. Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, and Jilin experienced larger declines, with year-on-year decreases of 538 million yuan, 342 million yuan, 295 million yuan, and 265 million yuan respectively.

　　Cumulatively from January to November, compared with the same period last year, lottery sales in all provinces across the country increased. Among them, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong increased significantly, with year-on-year increases of 16.129 billion yuan, 14.668 billion yuan, and 13.548 billion yuan respectively. yuan and 11.567 billion yuan.

　　Lottery agencies at all levels must closely track and analyze new situations and new issues, effectively strengthen lottery issuance and sales, and ensure the smooth operation of the market. Financial departments at all levels should further strengthen lottery supervision, actively create a good external environment, maintain market order, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the lottery industry.

　　Note: [1] Lotto digital lottery sales are counted according to the end of the sales period; guess-type lottery traditional football games and regional networked single-field guessing games are counted according to the end of the sales period, and guess-type lottery national network single-field guessing games are counted according to betting The sales volume of lottery tickets is calculated according to the lottery drawing time; the sales volume of instant lottery tickets is calculated based on the sales time; the sales volume of video lottery tickets is calculated based on the sales time; the sales volume of Keno lottery tickets is calculated based on the end of the sales period.