For April 2012, total lottery sales recorded a growth ofapproximately26% YOY to approximately RMB 23.57 billion YOY (April 2011: approximatelyRMB 18.65 billion). Please refer to the attachment for breakdown.
For Jan to April 2012, total lottery sales recorded a growth of approximately29% YOY to approximately RMB 83.83 billion YOY (Jan to April 2011: approximately RMB 64.96 billion). Please refer to the attachment for breakdown.
The lottery sales data reveals:
I. WELFARE LOTTERY
For April 2012, Welfare Lottery accounted for approximately56.64% (approximately RMB 13.35 billion) of total lottery sales for the month, up approximately26% YOY. Lotto games accounted for approximately71.69% of total welfare lottery sales, Instant Scratch Cards of approximately15.58%, and VLT of approximately12.73%.
For Jan to April2012, Welfare Lottery accounted for approximately58.03% (approximately RMB 48.65 billion) of total lottery sales for the period, up 29% YOY. Lotto games accounted for approximately72.01% of total welfare lottery sales, Instant Scratch Cards of approximately14.61%, and VLT of approximately 13.38%.
a. Welfare Lotto
For April 2012, Welfare Lotto sales were approximately RMB 9.57billion, up approximately36% YOY.
For Jan to April2012, Welfare Lotto sales were approximately RMB 35.03billion, up approximately34% YOY.
b. Welfare Instant Scratch Cards
For April 2012, Welfare Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 2.08 billion, down approximately4% YOY.
For Jan to April2012, Welfare Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 7.11 billion, up approximately8% YOY.
c. Welfare Video Lottery
For April 2012, Welfare VLT sales wereapproximately1.70 billion, up approximately23% YOY.
For Jan to April2012, Welfare VLT sales reachedapproximately RMB 6.51 billion, up approximately28% YOY.
II. SPORTS LOTTERY
For April 2012, Sports Lottery accounted for approximately43.36% (approximately RMB 10.22 billion) of total lottery sales for the month,up approximately 27% YOY. Lotto games accounted for approximately54.21% of total Sports Lottery sales, Instant Scratch Cards of approximately17.61%, and Single Match Game of approximately28.18%.
For Jan to April2012, Sports Lottery accounted for approximately41.97% (approximately RMB 35.18 billion) of total lottery sales for the period, up approximately29% YOY. Lotto games accounted for approximately57.73% of total Sports Lottery sales, Instant Scratch Cards of approximately17.79%, and Single Match Game of approximately24.48%.
a. Sports Lotto
For April 2012, Sports Lotto sales were approximately RMB 5.54 billion, up approximately39% YOY.
For Jan to April2012, Sports Lotto sales were approximately RMB 20.31 billion, up approximately49% YOY.
b. Sports Instant Scratch Cards
For April 2012, Sports Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 1.80 billion, down approximately9% YOY.
For Jan to April2012, Sports Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 6.26 billion, down approximately2% YOY.
c. Sports Single Match Game
For April 2012, Sports Single Match Game Sales were approximately RMB 2.88 billion, up approximately38% YOY.
For Jan to April2012, Sports Single Match Game Sales were approximately RMB 8.61 billion, up approximately20% YOY.