China lotto is one of the biggest lotteries in the world beside the US. There are many types and different lotteries that players can choose such as China Welfare lottery, China sports lottery and Hong Kong Mark Six.
Here are 5 interesting facts about China Lotto:
- Unique vision – As represented by its name, China Welfare Lottery has a unique vision for its lottery winner. By winning the lottery, winners have the chance to win great prizes while also supporting a good cause.
- Legality – The legal lottery in China is those that are run by the government; China Sports Lottery and China Welfare lottery. While in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Jockey Club organizes Mark Six, the Hong Kong legal lottery.
- The China Sports Lottery – This lottery is one of the country’s legal lotteries. With its climbing up sales year by year, the China Sports Lottery has become the second largest lottery in the world. It has 5 lottery categories; Football Lottery, Super Lotto, Lucky 7, Order of 5 and Order of 3, and it involves some of the international soccer matches for prediction.
- Hong Kong Lottery – People in Hong Kong have played this lottery since 40 years ago. The entry cost is HK$10 and players should match 6 numbers from 1 to 49 to win the prize. It offers a jackpot as low as HK$8 million with no limit, and players have 60 days to claim the prizes.
- China Lottery – For the past 2 decades, the China lottery has been raising US$32 billion. In 2004 the lottery in China stopped due to the scandal by people who work for the lottery management company. The biggest amount of the jackpot that ever been claimed is in 2006. The Tangshan Citizen pocketed about US$66.7 million using the 10 tickets that all have the same numbers.