Lottery income gets closer look

The top audit authority has stepped up efforts to examine the management of billions of dollars collected from China's booming lottery market.

Inspection teams sent to 18 provinces by the National Audit Office since the middle of November will take a month to check how lottery income has been allocated in each area.

A source at the audit office said the move is something of a surprise, as audits of the provincial lottery industry were not listed in the annual work plan.