财政部：8月全国共销售彩票534.01亿元，下降1.8%

National Lottery Sales Overview - In August, total lottery sales in China reached 53.401 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.67 billion yuan, or 1.8%, primarily due to the high sales base from last year's Olympic events [2] - Cumulative lottery sales from January to August amounted to 423.204 billion yuan, an increase of 57.03 billion yuan, or 1.4% year-on-year [2] Lottery Type Sales Breakdown - In August, sales of different lottery types were as follows: - Lotto and digital lottery sales were 15.043 billion yuan, up 2.81 billion yuan, or 1.9% - Sports betting sales were 23.911 billion yuan, down 34.64 billion yuan, or 12.7% - Instant lottery sales were 10.721 billion yuan, up 24.26 billion yuan, or 29.2% - Keno sales were 3.726 billion yuan, down 2.11 billion yuan, or 5.4% [4] - Cumulative sales from January to August showed: - Lotto and digital lottery sales at 119.594 billion yuan, down 1.89 billion yuan, or 0.2% - Sports betting sales at 186.084 billion yuan, down 33.85 billion yuan, or 1.8% - Instant lottery sales at 89.649 billion yuan, up 99.70 billion yuan, or 12.5% - Keno sales at 27.876 billion yuan, down 6.94 billion yuan, or 2.4% [4] Regional Lottery Sales Performance - In August, 15 provinces reported an increase in lottery sales, with notable increases in Xinjiang (200 million yuan), Hebei (170 million yuan), and Shandong (160 million yuan) [6] - From January to August, 20 provinces experienced growth in lottery sales, with significant increases in Shandong (1.67 billion yuan), Hubei (1.24 billion yuan), and Henan (1.08 billion yuan) [6] - 11 provinces saw declines in sales, with the largest decreases in Jiangxi (800 million yuan), Sichuan (590 million yuan), and Zhejiang (510 million yuan) [6]