China to step up crackdown on internet lottery sales: ministry

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s finance ministry said on Tuesday the country will step up the crackdown on companies or individuals illegally selling lotteries online, adding that China resolutely bans such activity.

The finance ministry has not approved any internet lottery sales business, according to a statement jointly issued by several government entities including the Ministry of Public Security and the People’s Bank of China.

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