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Lottery sales in China soar, as youth seek to scratch an economic itch amid faltering fiscal forecasts (hongkongfp.com)

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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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[–] taanegl@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

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