China Sports Lottery

Sports lottery was introduced in China in 1989 to raise funds for the 11th Asian Games.

But it was only in 1994, upon the creation of the China Sports Lottery Administration Center (CSAC), when regular sports lottery games were established.

A nationwide lottery-selling network was established soon after and sports lottery was brought under standardized management for its distribution, printing and ticket allocations.

Since then, the sports lottery has played an increasing role in raising valuable funds for sports development.

The sales of Chinese Soccer Lottery reached 7.14 billion Yuan when it was distributed for the 2002-2003. It raised 2.5 billion Yuan for the national public welfare fund and produced nearly 20,000 big prizes.

In Beijing in 2003, the monthly sales of Beijing sports lottery exceeded 100 million Yuan. The money was used for such things as the Nationwide Physical Fitness Program, to help China's western regions and less developed regions develop sports, and to supplement the budget of major sports tournaments.

Commemorative China Asian Games Lottery tickets and China Olympics Lottery tickets have also contributed valuable funds to make the staging of these prestigious sporting events in China more memorable.