Chinese consumers are turning to the lottery for money as the economy sputters and youth unemployment soars

• Lottery ticket sales in China rose 53.6% in August from a year ago, finance ministry data shows.
• That coincides with high youth unemployment, which stood at 21.3% when last reported in June.
• "The worse the economy is, the more lottery tickets will be sold," a Weibo user wrote, according to Reuters.

Chinese lottery ticket sales are surging as the country's consumers look to gain some financial luck amid this year's economic gloom.