Chinese man loses US$130,000 on lottery tickets, sues shop, authorities for ‘illegal process’
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A man in China, who spent 900,000 yuan (US$130,000) on losing lottery tickets in a single month, has sued the sales agent and the lottery management centre, demanding they return his wager with interest.
The case has captivated mainland social media after the Baohe District People’s Court of Hefei, central Anhui province, rejected the man’s request earlier this month.
According to a report by Anhui Business News, the man, surnamed He, who lives in Hefei, bought numerous tickets in September 2023 at a lottery shop owned by a man named Zhang.
Zhang is a certified sales agent for the local lottery management centre.
The buyer usually chose some lottery tickets and bought them via a social media app.
He transferred the payment for them to Zhang’s bank account.
After receiving He’s money and his instructions on which lottery ticket to buy, Zhang bought the tickets for He at a lottery shop. Zhang then took a picture of the tickets before sending the images to He.