Announced by the Ministry of Finance, for August 2012, total lottery sales recorded a growth of approximately 5.0% YOY to approximately RMB 19.712 billion (August 2011: approximately RMB 18.772 billion). Please refer to the attachment for breakdown.
For Jan to August 2012, total lottery sales recorded a growth of approximately 22.3% YOY to approximately RMB 168.966 billion (Jan to August 2011: approximately RMB 138.122 billion). Please refer to the attachment for breakdown.
The lottery sales data reveals:
I. WELFARE LOTTERY
For August 2012, Welfare Lottery accounted for approximately 59.24% (approximately RMB 11.677 billion) of total lottery sales for the month, up approximately 9.6% YOY. Lotto games,Instant Scratch Cards and VLT accounted for approximately 72.23%,11.15% and 16.62%of total welfare lottery sales respectively.
For Jan to August2012, Welfare Lottery accounted for approximately 58.73% (approximately RMB 99.239 billion) of total lottery sales for the period, up 22.7% YOY. Lotto games, Instant Scratch Cards and VLT accounted for approximately 72.45%, 13.38% and 14.17%of total welfare lottery sales respectively.
a. Welfare Lotto
For August 2012, Welfare Lotto sales were approximately RMB 8.434billion, up approximately 10.7% YOY.
For Jan to August2012, Welfare Lotto sales were approximately RMB 71.898billion, up approximately 26.5% YOY.
b. Welfare Instant Scratch Cards
For August 2012, Welfare Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 1.302 billion, down approximately 15.6% YOY.
For Jan to August2012, Welfare Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 13.276 billion, up approximately 0.1% YOY.
c. Welfare Video Lottery
For August 2012, Welfare VLT sales were approximately 1.941 billion, up approximately 30.0% YOY.
For Jan to August2012, Welfare VLT sales reached approximately RMB 14.065billion, up approximately 30.1% YOY.
II. SPORTS LOTTERY
For August 2012, Sports Lottery accounted for approximately 40.76% (approximately RMB 8.035 billion) of total lottery sales for the month, down approximately1.0% YOY. Lotto games, Instant Scratch Cards and Single Match Game accounted for approximately 59.47%,15.34% and 25.19% of total Sports Lottery sales respectively.
For Jan to August2012, Sports Lottery accounted for approximately 41.27% (approximately RMB 69.727 billion) of total lottery sales for the period, up approximately 21.9% YOY. Lotto games, Instant Scratch Cards and Single Match Game accounted for approximately 58.27%,24.37% and 17.36% of total Sports Lottery sales respectively.
a. Sports Lotto
For August 2012, Sports Lotto sales were approximately RMB 4.778 billion, down approximately 1.8% YOY.
For Jan to August2012, Sports Lotto sales were approximately RMB 40.627 billion, up approximately 31.6% YOY.
b. Sports Instant Scratch Cards
For August 2012, Sports Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 1.233 billion, down approximately 16.2% YOY.
For Jan to August2012, Sports Instant Scratch Cards sales were approximately RMB 12.104 billion, down approximately 6.2% YOY.
c. Sports Single Match Game
For August 2012, Sports Single Match Game sales were approximately RMB 2.024 billion, up approximately 13.7% YOY.
For Jan to August2012, Sports Single Match Game sales were approximately RMB 16.996 billion, up approximately 26.4% YOY.