Is the lottery ticket in the pocket scalper shop legal?
Pocket scalper shop is an online lottery, which is illegal.
Online lottery is a kind of lottery that directly participates in gambling by using the network. Participants, as members, place their bets directly on the website of their agents, and the process is "guided" by the agents. Except for the scope permitted by the state, other forms of online lottery are illegal.
In 2009, some netizens exposed online lottery tickets and questioned their gambling behavior. The Ministry of Finance indicated that it would handle the matter. 20 10 In August, the Ministry of Finance issued the Interim Measures for Selling Lottery on the Internet (Draft for Comment) and the Interim Measures for Selling Lottery by Telephone (Draft for Comment) for public comments.
On March 20 12, the general administration of sports issued a notice to strictly implement the lottery management rules and stop online lottery sales.
Lottery, also called lottery, is a way to raise money by drawing lots to win prizes, not gambling. The English name of the lottery ticket is "LotteriyTicket". Cihai (version 1999) explains lottery tickets as follows: "Commonly known as' pigeon tickets'.
Lottery tickets issued to raise funds or raise funds. "The Modern Chinese Dictionary explains lottery tickets and lottery tickets respectively in this way:" Lottery tickets, the general term for lottery tickets. "
Lottery is a kind of securities marked with numbers and sold at face value. After the lottery, those who hold the lottery ticket with the winning number can receive the prize according to the regulations. Lottery is a kind of voucher issued to raise funds, printed with numbers, graphics, words and face value, which is purchased voluntarily by buyers according to certain rules and whether they get rewards or not.
In September 2020, according to the data released by the Ministry of Finance, lottery tickets were issued and sold nationwide from 2065438 to 2009, exceeding 420 billion yuan. Among them, the central special lottery public welfare fund 17 billion yuan is used to support 16 public welfare projects including education, medical care, old-age care and sports.