Number of Hong Kong Mark Six Snowball lottery draws will rise to up to 12 each year, with some prizes to hit HK$100 million in future

The number of Mark Six Snowball lottery draws in Hong Kong will increase from about seven to at most 12 each year, with the first division prize of some also being boosted to hit HK$100 million in the future.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club said on Saturday evening it would adjust the snowball pool arrangement to increase its reserve and meet the public’s demand for larger prizes from Tuesday next week.

“By boosting the reserve pool, the number of Snowball draws each year will increase from approximately seven to a maximum of 12 progressively in the coming year,” club said.