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  2. Gambling in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong generates the largest horse race gambling turnover in the world. The Hong Kong Jockey Club founded in 1884, holds a monopoly on horse racing wagers, lotteries and football betting and is the largest taxpayer to the government. [4] In 2009, Hong Kong generated an average US$12.7 million in gambling turnover per race 6 times larger than ...

  3. Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong[e]is a special administrative regionof the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities[f]in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territoriesin the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empireafter the Qing dynastyceded ...

  4. Gambling in China - Wikipedia

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    Gambling in China. Advertising for China's state-run Welfare Lottery outside a convenience store in Shanghai. Gambling in China is illegal under Chinese law [ 1] and has been officially outlawed since the Communist Party took power in 1949. [ 2] Any form of gambling by Chinese citizens, including online-gambling, gambling overseas, opening ...

  5. Lottery - Wikipedia

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    Lottery. A lottery (or lotto) is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw lotteries, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments.

  6. Lotteries by country - Wikipedia

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    Nordic and Baltic countries: Vikinglotto. Austria: Österreichische Lotterien: Lotto 6 aus 45, EuroMillions and Zahlenlotto. Belgium: Loterie Nationale or Nationale Loterij (Lotto 6/45, Joker+, Keno, Pick 3), Vikinglotto and EuroMillions. Bulgaria: The state lottery is organized by the Bulgarian Sports Totalizator ( Bulgarian ...

  7. Japanese stocks rebound from worst crash since 1987 while ...

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    However, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index, which closed later, was down 0.3%. Markets around the world plunged during Monday’s session when a combination of fears about a slowing US economy, rising ...

  8. Gambling in Macau - Wikipedia

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    Macau, a special administrative region like Hong Kong, is the only place in China where casinos are legal, and the business has grown at an astounding pace since 2001, when the government ended the four-decade gambling monopoly of the Hong Kong billionaire Stanley Ho. [citation needed]

  9. Toto (lottery) - Wikipedia

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    Toto (lottery) Toto (est. in 1968 and stylised as TOTO) is a legalised form of lottery sold in Singapore, known by different names elsewhere. It is held by Singapore Pools, the only legal lottery operator in Singapore. [2] As of April 2015, it was the second most popular type of gambling activity after 4-Digits. [3]