Whether you’re a local or visiting Hongkong, the lottery is one of the best ways to win big money. The lottery is run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and its proceeds help fund a variety of community projects, such as sport, health and fitness, employment, possibilities, the arts, and helping others.
Mark Six ()
The Hong Kong Lottery, or Mark Six, is a 6-out-of-49 lottery game with seven prize levels. The jackpot prize is the highest, and the odds of winning are one in 13,983,816. It is the most popular lottery in Hong Kong and can be played from anywhere in the world.
Its popularity is largely due to its ability to generate huge sums of money. Since its introduction, the lottery has donated an average of HK$ 10 billion to charities and community projects in Hong Kong.
Smuggling of Mark Six Tickets
The smuggling of Mark Six tickets is a growing problem in Hong Kong. In fact, Hong Kong Customs recently intercepted a shipment of lottery tickets that was traveling across inland rivers from China.
According to HK01, officials found around 16K lottery tickets on board the ship and immediately confiscated them. They said the tickets were likely on their way to China, where the top prize was significantly higher than in Hong Kong.
The two men running the boat, believed to be from mainland China, were detained and have been questioned by officials. They are facing a range of charges, including possession of property without a licence and dealing with property known or reasonably believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence.