People pose for a photo at a lottery shop where China's third biggest prize was born, in Taiyuan, Shanxi province on Oct 8 last year. Though problems emerge in the industry, Chinese people's passion for the lottery never fades. Last year, total sales reached 382.3 billion yuan, up 23 percent year on year. China is expected to exceed the US in becoming the biggest lottery market in the world in 2016.[Photo/Chinanews.com]