Wednesday, April 18, 2001, updated at 14:54(GMT+8)
Sports
China to Issue Soccer Lottery
China is expected to issue soccer lottery within this year, adding a new member to the sports lottery family in the mainland.
As revealed Tuesday by an official of the Sports Management Center of the State Sport General Administration the State has approved to issue soccer lottery in 12 provinces and municipalities. The department concerned is now specifying the relevant rules and regulations, hoping to put it into operation as soon as possible to please all the fans for lotteries and soccer games as well.
As reported, the lottery will mainly center on forecasting the results of foreign soccer leagues, namely, win, tie or lost, and scores of national soccer leagues.