How China’s lottery boom reflects a ‘long and challenging road’ to its economic recovery

Every time she travels to a new Chinese city, Shi Xiangyu tries her luck at one of the local lottery shops that have become increasingly ubiquitous across the country over the past couple of years.

“I am seeing more lottery shops everywhere, which has fuelled my interest,” the 28-year-old said. “Sometimes there are city-exclusive scratch cards, too.