02/06/26 South Korea to pilot mobile lottery sales and reform lottery fund allocation The government will introduce limited mobile Lotto purchases while advancing legislative changes to modernise the distribution of lottery proceeds.
02/05/26 Anti-gambling network warns over lottery schemes in Thailand politics Thais reportedly spend more than THB250bn (US$7.9bn) annually on lottery tickets.
01/30/26 Chinese lottery sales hit 627.97bn yuan in 2025 Welfare lottery ticket sales reached 208.58bn yuan.
12/18/25 Brightstar wins West Australia’s Lotterywest contract for digital upgrade The deal covers a new central gaming system, 775 retailer terminals and software solutions to streamline Lotterywest’s back-office operations.
12/17/25 Macau extends Chinese lottery concession with new local hiring requirement The Macau government has renewed Wing Hing Lottery’s Chinese lottery concession until the end of 2026.
12/08/25 Thailand’s Council of State drops partial-refund proposal for digital lottery tickets Thailand’s top legal advisory body has blocked the Government Lottery Office’s proposal.
12/01/25 Turkish lottery vendors blame online betting for declining sales The head of the İzmir Lottery and Games Vendors Association says the market has been overtaken by online gambling platforms.
11/24/25 China’s lottery sales rise 6% in October Sales reached US$6.62bn, with both the welfare and sports lotteries seeing year-on-year growth.
10/24/25 China’s lottery sales edge up 1.5% in first nine months of 2025 After a slight dip in August, both welfare and sports lottery ticket sales rose in September.
10/20/25 UAE Lottery awards first jackpot in “historic milestone” The United Arab Emirates’ new lottery sees its first grand prize winner.
09/29/25 Thailand weighs private “lotto-style” lottery to boost jackpots The Government Lottery Office is considering a new model with rollover prizes.
