Lottery sales in China soar, as youth seek to scratch an economic itch amid faltering fiscal forecasts
Lottery sales in China soared to almost 274 billion yuan in the first half of the year, an increase of more than 50 percent year-on-year, with analysts pointing to a growing economic malaise as a possible explanation.
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