Hong Kong Jockey Club<\/a> has verified the tickets and found that around 600 were already redeemable for prizes totalling around HK$70,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThere is a demand for Hong Kong lottery tickets in mainland China and Macau because of relatively high jackpots. The top prize, which requires all six numbers to be drawn, has hit HK$24m after three successive rollovers. The minimum top prize for Mark Six is \u200b\u200bHK$8m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department believed each ticket would be resold, generating a profit of HK$4 to HK$13 per sale. The minimum bet for Mark Six tickets is HK$10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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