Beijing, China –October 20, 2010– The Ministry of Finance issued the Interim Administrative Measures for Lottery Sales on the Internet and the Interim Administrative Measures for Lottery Sales on Phones (hereinafter collectively referred to as two Measures) on September 26, 2010.
The two measures defined the “Lottery Sales on the Internet” and “Lottery Sales on Phones”. “Lottery Sales on the Internet” refers to using a browser, client or other software to sell lottery through the internet and other computer information network systems. And “Lottery Sales on Phones” means using a fixed-line telephone and mobile phone to sell lottery tickets through short messages, voice calling and others.
The purpose of the two Measures prohibits the connecting of a telephone selling system in any way with the internet to sell lottery tickets. Besides that, the two Measures emphasized that the operators can’t sell lottery through internet or phone until get relevant approval.
Edward Lehman, foreign legal counselor in Lehman, Lee & Xu said that China issued relevant regulations to strength the surveillance of lottery market. We believe that the Chinese government will attach the great importance on the lottery sales.
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