China to Back Horse Racing and Sports Lottery in the South Island

China said it would back horse racing and expand sports lotteries as the first two sectors for development in the southernmost island of Hainan , in series of policies to open up the southern island market.

According to a reform agenda approved by China's cabinet and announced in the official Xinhua News Agency on Saturday. The province should also "explore the development of sports lottery and instant lottery on large-scale international games," it said, without elaborating.

- APMR News Staff Writer