ABSTRACT
Punters in the Chinese illegal lottery bet on the special number drawn in the Hong Kong Mark Six Lottery. There are 49 balls, so the winning probability is 1/49, or 2 percent, with a payout rate typically at 40-to-1. In addition to betting on the special number, a series of sideline bets are also available. For example, punters can bet on the color of the special number (red, green, or blue), the Chinese zodiac signs pre-assigned to each of the lottery balls, whether or not the special number is odd or even, whether or not the special number is larger than 25, the last digit of the special number, and so on. There is no minimum or maximum amount of a given bet. The odds vary according to the specific side bet.
