Recently, a “Shanghai Welfare Lottery outlets stop selling, but a million-dollar jackpot pops up“The news has aroused heated discussions among netizens, including many voices of doubt. It is understood that Shanghai Welfare Lottery has suspended sales and award redemption since April 1, and Shanghai Welfare Lottery has issued an announcement on the same day.
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However, on April 13, there was a lottery jackpot in Shanghai.
According to the seven lottery lottery announcement released by China Welfare Lottery, the 2022040 issue of seven lottery draws a total of 2 first prizes.Including 1 note in Shanghai and 1 note in Shandong, the first prize single bet bonus is about 2.566 million yuan。
The sale of lottery tickets was suspended but a million-dollar jackpot was offered, which made many netizens puzzled. Follow-up news said,The winner in Shanghai is betting via SMS。
In response to this matter, the reporter from @中新 Financial contacted the official customer service of the Welfare Lottery. The other party said that the betting policies of telephone and SMS are inconsistent in various places. At present, only two places can bet by phone or SMS, namely Liaoning Province and Shanghai.
After the incident was clarified, many netizens gradually relieved their doubts. At the same time, some people said that it was the first time that they knew that text messages could also be used to play lottery tickets.