Olympic-themed lottery debuts
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="betting">betting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> - "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Delegation">Delegation</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Hand">Hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hand">Hand</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>" - <span word="were">were</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Lottery">Lottery</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Delegation">Delegation</span>" <span word="series">series</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 10 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.60) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 250,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Hand">Hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hand">Hand</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>" <span word="series">series</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 5 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="contests">contests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. <span word="Tickets">Tickets</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Gambling">Gambling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="lotteries">lotteries</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="lotteries">lotteries</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>. <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>: <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="jackpots">jackpots</span>, <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lotteries">lotteries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>.</p>
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