Ministry of Finance: National lottery sales totaled 51.949 billion yuan in July, a year-on-year decrease of 5.0%.

On August 19, the Ministry of Finance released the national lottery sales data for July 2025. The data shows that in July, the total sales of lottery tickets nationwide were 51.949 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.706 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.0%. This was mainly due to the impact of the European Cup events last year, where the sales of sports betting lottery tickets were relatively high. Among them, welfare lottery sales were 17.928 billion yuan, an increase of 2.93 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%; sports lottery sales were 34.022 billion yuan, a decrease of 29.99 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.1%. In July, a total of 369.803 billion yuan worth of lottery tickets were sold nationwide, an increase of 6.67 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8% year-on-year. Among them, welfare lottery sales were 125.037 billion yuan, an increase of 23.83 billion yuan, an increase of 1.9%; sports lottery sales were 244.766 billion yuan, an increase of 42.87 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. In July, the sales of different types of lottery tickets were as follows: 15.196 billion yuan for lotto digital lottery tickets, an increase of 2.69 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8%; 21.916 billion yuan for sports betting lottery tickets, a decrease of 62.55 billion yuan, a decrease of 22.2%; 10.969 billion yuan for instant lottery tickets, an increase of 31.70 billion yuan, an increase of 40.7%; 3.868 billion yuan for Keno lottery tickets, an increase of 1.10 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9%. In July, the sales of lotto digital, sports betting, instant, and Keno lottery tickets accounted for 29.3%, 42.2%, 21.1%, and 7.4% of total lottery sales respectively. Video lottery sales were 0.23 billion yuan, an increase of 0.01 billion yuan. From January to July, the sales of lotto digital lottery tickets were 104.551 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.70 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.4%; sports betting lottery sales were 162.173 billion yuan, an increase of 0.79 billion yuan, an increase of 0.1%; instant lottery sales were 78.928 billion yuan, an increase of 75.44 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%; Keno lottery sales were 24.149 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.84 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.0%. From January to July, the sales of lotto digital, sports betting, instant, and Keno lottery tickets accounted for 28.3%, 43.9%, 21.3%, and 6.5% of total lottery sales respectively. Video lottery sales were 0.92 billion yuan, an increase of 0.11 billion yuan. In July, compared to the same period last year, lottery sales in 8 provinces nationwide increased, with Henan, Xinjiang, and Shandong seeing significant increases of 2.9 billion yuan, 1.7 billion yuan, and 1.7 billion yuan respectively. Lottery sales in 23 provinces decreased, with Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Hunan seeing larger decreases of 5.9 billion yuan, 4.8 billion yuan, and 3.3 billion yuan respectively. From January to July, compared to the same period last year, lottery sales in 20 provinces nationwide increased, with Shandong, Hubei, and Henan seeing significant increases of 15.1 billion yuan, 11.4 billion yuan, and 9.3 billion yuan respectively. In 11 provinces, lottery sales decreased, with Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Guizhou seeing larger decreases of 5.4 billion yuan, 4.7 billion yuan, and 3.6 billion yuan respectively. Lottery institutions at all levels should closely track and analyze new situations and issues, strengthen lottery issuance and sales work, and ensure the smooth operation of the market. The financial departments at all levels should further strengthen lottery supervision, actively create a good external environment, maintain market order, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the lottery industry. This article is excerpted from the official website of the Ministry of Finance, translated by GMTEight. Editor: Jiang Yuanhua.