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Olympic-themed lottery to be issued for trial sales

CHINA is to issue an Olympic-themed lottery for trial sales in four provinces later this month, with price set between five and ten yuan (US$1.4), said a local daily newspaper today. The instant lottery consists of five varieties, featuring different... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Mar 02 2008

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