Now and then: Lottery dream fading
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-16 06:37Editor's note: Buyers of lottery tickets are estimated to exceed 200 million, among whom 80 percent hoped to make a fortune overnight, according to an online survey in 2012.
A big win appeals to many, but only a few are lucky enough to achieve it.
Under-the-table deals in the industry have been exposed and the people's loss of trust for lotteries makes the dream fade.
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Buyers scratch lottery tickets hopeful of getting a win at the launch of an Olympic-themed sports lottery in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang province, in April 2008. People buy tickets with great expectations, but their hopes fade with losing tickets littering the ground. [Photo/CFP] |
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