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Olympic-themed lottery debuts

Chen Haiping, a researcher at Beijing Normal University's lottery research center of China, said illegal gambling usually flourishes on the Internet during popular sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup.

Yan Guoya, a lawyer from the Sundy Law Firm in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, said online illegal betting remains a concern for public security departments, especially during the Games.

Yan said providers of online gambling services often operate overseas, making it difficult for mainland police to detect them or take action against them.

He called on the government to move quickly to adopt legislation regulating the development of the lottery industry and imposing harsher punishments for organizers of illegal gambling.

Questions:

1. How can people in China bet on the Olympics?

2. How much are the tickets?

3. How much can they win?

Answers:

1. By buying lottery tickets.

2. 5 to 10 yuan.

3. 100,000 to 250,000 yuan.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.