Is the welfare lottery gambling?

Legal analysis: It is not gambling. Welfare lottery refers to the securities issued to raise social welfare funds and printed with numbers, graphics or words for people to buy voluntarily, and to determine whether the purchaser will receive bonuses according to specific rules.

The purpose of issuing lottery tickets by the state is to raise public funds and support the development of social public undertakings such as welfare and sports. The Ministry of Finance is the competent authority of lottery tickets. The issuance of lottery tickets must be approved by the Ministry of Finance and reported to the State Council for approval, and issued by the lottery issuing agency approved by the State Council. No other department has the right to approve the issuance of lottery tickets.

Legal basis: Article 303 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that anyone who gathers people to gamble or gamble for profit shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined. Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined. Whoever organizes People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens to participate in gambling outside the country (territory), if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Whoever opens a casino shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Article 70 Whoever, for the purpose of making profits, provides conditions for gambling or participates in gambling in a large amount shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and fined for more than 3,000 yuan in 500 yuan.

Article 76 Anyone who commits any of the acts listed in Articles 67, 68 and 70 of this Law and refuses to reform through education may take compulsory education measures in accordance with state regulations.