{"id":777041583,"date":"2026-04-29T12:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777041583"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:02:22","slug":"china-lottery-sales-fall-to-rmb1-44trn-in-q1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-lottery-sales-fall-to-rmb1-44trn-in-q1-2026","title":{"rendered":"China lottery sales fall to RMB1.44trn in Q1 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The softer performance was mainly linked to a quieter sports calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

China.- The Chinese Ministry of Finance <\/strong>has reported that lottery sales in the first-quarter totalled RMB1.44trn (US$211.1bn). The figure marks a 3.1 per cent decline compared with the same period in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ministry, the softer performance was mainly due to a quieter sports calendar, which reduced sales of sports lottery products. Despite the decline, sports lottery products continued to account for the largest share of sales, contributing RMB955.57bn (US$140.1bn, down 1.8 per cent year-on-year). Welfare lottery sales dropped 5.6 per cent year-on-year to RMB484.03bn (US$71bn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across product segments, sports betting lottery products generated RMB625.14bn (US$91.7bn), down 2.8 per cent, while number-based lottery sales totalled RMB395.48bn (US$58bn), reflecting a 5.1 per cent decrease. Instant ticket sales declined 1.5 per cent to RMB329.87bn (US$48.4bn), while keno-type lottery sales fell 2.7 per cent to RMB89.08bn (US$13.1bn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monthly data showed a sharper slowdown in March, with sales reaching RMB544.00bn (US$79.8bn), down 6.6 per cent year-on-year. Welfare lottery sales for the month were RMB184.49bn (US$27.1bn), a 3.9 per cent decline, while sports lottery sales fell 7.9 per cent to RMB359.51bn (US$52.7bn).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Macau margins to remain under pressure, Seaport says<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The softer performance was mainly linked to a quieter sports calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":8461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"China's first-quarter lottery sales declined by 3.1% year-on-year to RMB1.44trn (US$211.1bn), primarily attributed to a quieter sports calendar impacting sports lottery products. While sports lottery maintained the largest share, both sports and welfare lottery segments experienced decreases across various product types, with a sharper slowdown observed in March. This performance indicates a contraction in a significant gaming vertical, driven by external factors.","focusai_entities":"Chinese Ministry of Finance","focusai_location":"China","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), operator_casino (0.8), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on GGR\/NGR?","query":"What are the specific implications of a 'quieter sports calendar' on Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) for sports betting verticals globally, drawing parallels from the Chinese market data?"},{"label":"Regulatory Strategy Shift?","query":"How might this Q1 decline influence the Chinese Ministry of Finance's future regulatory or operational strategies for the lottery sector, particularly concerning market stimulation or product diversification?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,163],"tags":[227,3573,233],"class_list":["post-777041583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news","tag-china","tag-lottery","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777041583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041597,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041583\/revisions\/777041597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777041583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777041583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777041583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}