China Changing Lottery Laws For First Time in Over Twenty Years

China became active in the lottery industry back in 1987. Back then, everything was new and fun with the lottery. Recent reports of addictions with devastating effects has prompted the government to look into changing regulations within the lottery.

New regulations may be put in place to ensure that people are safe guarded as much as possible against gambling addiction. The new laws would make it more difficult to develop addiction to the lottery.

While gambling is illegal in China, the lottery is not. That leaves people who are looking to gamble with only one option. That means that addiction to the lottery could occur more frequently than in countries where other forms of gambling are offered.

One of the proposed changes is that minors will not be allowed to participate in the lottery. Another change will be that people will not be allowed to purchase lottery tickets with a credit card.

The Chinese government is still getting public opinion on the matter of the proposed changes. The final results will come out later in the year with the new regulations.

Like most countries outside of the United States, China is addressing the problem by finding solutions, rather than just banning the revenue generating activity all together.

March 12, 2008
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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