The Hong Kong lottery is one of the most popular lotteries in the world, organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. It is a type of scratch-off game that combines both luck and strategy. There are a few different ways that you can win a jackpot, but the main way is to get all six numbers right in order to win the grand prize.
The hongkong lottery, or Mark Six as it is known in the city, was first established in 1975 as a way to combat illegal lottery games that were popular in China. It was adapted to a 36-number format before changing again in 2002 to the 49-number version we know today.
There are seven prize levels and there are also special “snowball” draws that offer much bigger jackpots. The profits from the lottery are used to fund a wide range of social welfare activities in Hong Kong, including sports and fitness, healthy living, employment and education, entertainment and games, possibilities, culture and arts, as well as helping and volunteering.
According to a report by Chinese media outlet HK01, smugglers are trying to send lottery tickets for the hongkong lottery to Macau and Mainland China as part of what a Chinese news source called a “first.”
On September 21, officials intercepted a boat that was reportedly going to be sending Mark Six lottery tickets out of Hong Kong into Macau and Mainland China. Customs agents found around 16,000 tickets on the vessel and seized them.