Now and then: Lottery dream fading
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-16 06:37 |
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Migrant workers visit a lottery shop after work in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong province in Nov 2011. A paradox usually faced by countries with a large-scale lottery industry is that winnings are meant to help less privileged people, while most buyers are the poorest in society. The problem is strikingly serious in a country like China. [Photo/CFP] |
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