Lottery, also known as lottery, is to raise money by drawing lots to win prizes, not gambling. The English name of the lottery is "Lottery". "Cihai" explains the lottery as follows: "Commonly known as' pigeon ticket'.
Lottery tickets issued to raise funds or raise funds. "
The Modern Chinese Dictionary explains lottery and lottery respectively in this way: "Lottery, lottery as a general term."
Lottery is a kind of securities marked with numbers and sold at face value. After the lottery, those who hold the lottery ticket with the winning number can receive the prize according to the regulations. "
Lottery is a kind of voucher issued to raise funds, printed with numbers, graphics, words and face value, which is purchased voluntarily by buyers according to certain rules and whether they get rewards or not.
In September 2020, according to the data released by the Ministry of Finance, lottery tickets were issued and sold nationwide from 2065438 to 2009, exceeding 420 billion yuan.
Among them, the central special lottery public welfare fund 17 billion yuan is used to support 16 public welfare projects including education, medical care, old-age care and sports.