The Hong Kong lottery is one of the most popular lotteries in the world. It offers huge jackpot prizes and is available to play from over 60 countries around the world. It is a great way to win some money and have fun.
The lottery is run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club which was established in 1884 as a horse racing organisation but has grown to also offer a wide variety of lotteries, sporting and betting events. The HKJC is the largest single tax payer in the country and accounts for 6.5% of all taxes collected in the city.
Getting Tickets to the Hong Kong Lottery: The Hong Kong lottery is easy to get tickets for and can be purchased online from any location in the world. In the past only people living in Hong Kong were able to play the Mark Six lottery but nowadays there are a number of legitimate online Lottery ticket sales retailers that sell genuine and authorized Mark 6 tickets.
How to play the Hong Kong lottery: The Hong Kong lottery is very easy to play. Players simply select 6 numbers from a range of 1 to 49 and if all 6 numbers are drawn they will win a first division prize – the Mark Six jackpot.
The odds of winning a Mark Six jackpot are one in 13,983,816 which is quite good when compared to other big national lottery games. The Mark Six jackpot prize is paid out in cash or a cheque and all winners have 60 days to claim their prize from the date of the draw.