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China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-02 07:55
Welfare lottery sales soar to $20 billion
China's welfare lottery ticket sales hit 127.8 billion yuan ($20 billion) in 2011, an increase of 32 percent year-on-year, Xinhuanet.com reported, citing information from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
A total of 38.87 billion yuan of welfare funds were collected through the lottery sales, according to the ministry.
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