China's Ministry of Finance said lottery sales totaled 67.389 bln yuan in
September, up 27.3% YoY, driven by continued World Cup demand for betting-type
tickets. Welfare lottery sales were 16.569 bln yuan, down 5.0% YoY; sports
lottery sales were 50.82 bln yuan, up 43.2% YoY. Jan–Sep cumulative sales
reached 545.82 bln yuan, up 14.6% YoY, with welfare at 148.099 bln yuan (-7.3%
YoY) and sports at 397.721 bln yuan (+25.7% YoY).