Fortune tellers swarmed to Zhuhai for a lottery week worth 40 million yuan (US$4.8 million) in awards that started on Sunday, reports Guangzhou Daily.

The activity attracted players, many of them migrant workers from Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other Guangdong cities, hoping to win financial freedom.

Some 30 fortune tellers offering tips on winning numbers or "magic" to enhance the odds of already-bought tickets - for a service fee of 20 yuan (US$2.40) - flocked to a sports stadium that serves as a temporary lottery sale venue.

The government dispatched inspectors to chase them out on Monday.

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