International gambling haunting China

时间：2006-11-22 01:15:41

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Chinanews, Guangzhou, November 21 – International gambling1 absorbs at least 600 billion yuan from China every year through illegal underground channels., which is as much as the total income of the country's tourism industry.

 

In fact, all the fund-raising lotteries2 in China collect no more than 60 billion yuan a year. Why are there so many Chinese who prefer to throw their money abroad instead of investing on local lotteries?

 

There are mainly two reasons. First, relatively3 dull and monotonous4 local lotteries can not meet many people's curiosity and longing5 for excitement. Second, the possibilities of winning a prize is lower in local lotteries (about 49%) than in international gambling (about 65% to even 80%).

 

Football gambling of Chinese plays an important part in international gambling. In fact, most of the 10 billion euro gambling capital during 2006 Germany FIFA World Cup came from China, even more than FIFA's total income from the match.

 
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1 gambling ch4xH     
n.赌博；投机
参考例句：
  • They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
  • The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
2 lotteries a7a529c8b5d8419ef8053e4d99771f98     
n.抽彩给奖法( lottery的名词复数 )；碰运气的事；彩票；彩券
参考例句：
  • Next to bullfights and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 除了斗牛和足球以外，彩票是西班牙最热门的玩意儿。 来自辞典例句
  • Next to bullfight and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 发行彩票在西班牙是仅次于斗牛和足球的最大娱乐活动。 来自辞典例句
3 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
4 monotonous FwQyJ     
adj.单调的，一成不变的，使人厌倦的
参考例句：
  • She thought life in the small town was monotonous.她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味。
  • His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.他的文章千篇一律，一个调调儿。
5 longing 98bzd     
n.（for）渴望
参考例句：
  • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
  • His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

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