Ministry of Finance： In 2023, the national sales of sports lottery tickets totaled 385.255 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 39.3%.

　　A few days ago, the Ministry of Finance announced the national lottery sales in December 2023.

　　In December, the national lottery sales totaled 53.284 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 8.565 billion yuan or 13.8%. Among them, the sales of sports lottery institutions was 35.808 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 14.211 billion yuan or 28.4%. Mainly due to the high base of the pulling factors of the football World Cup in the same period last year.

　　Compared with the same period in 2022, in December 2023, the lottery sales in different provinces in China were mixed, among which Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing and Xinjiang increased more, while Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and Sichuan decreased more.

　　From January to December, the national lottery sales totaled 579.696 billion yuan, an increase of 155.044 billion yuan or 36.5%. Among them, the sales of sports lottery institutions was 385.255 billion yuan, an increase of 108.733 billion yuan or 39.3%. Compared with the same period in 2022, lottery sales in all provinces in China have increased, with Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong increasing more.