China scene: Central
China Daily | Updated: 2008-06-09 07:28
Former lottery winner now chased by creditors
After winning 5 million yuan ($717,424) in a local lottery, a farmer in Hebei province gambled away all his earnings. And then he gambled away money he didn't have.
In 2002, Ding Yuansheng, a 37-year-old farmer, won a local lottery. Today he stands more than 1 million yuan in debt.
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