Mark Six é ilegal?

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The Judiciary Police (PJ) discovered that someone had been posting information on online social platforms concerning a gambling website titled “Macao Mark Six.”

PJ reiterates that the Macao government has never approved any company to operate “Macao Mark Six.” All websites operating under the name of “Macau Mark Six” are fraudulent and illegal.

The Judiciary Police Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre urges the public to take precautions against such websites. If you are suspicious of any website, you can use the Anti-Fraud Program released by the Macao Judiciary Police to check the risk index or provide police with tips. You can also call PJ’s Anti-fraud enquiry hotline at 88007777 or Crime report hotline at 993 for assistance.

https://www.gov.mo/en/news/345954/

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Hong Kong’s popular lottery game Mark Six will be explicitly banned from being sold in Macau under a new bill recently passed to combat illicit gambling activities.

Any operations or sales related to Mark Six, a game of luck introduced in 1976 in the neighbouring special administrative region, will result in a maximum prison term of two years or financial penalties of up to 240 days.

The sale of Mark Six tickets, organised by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, is occasionally and sporadically found in Macau, particularly by family-run or small to medium-sized businesses.
https://www.macaubusiness.com/macau-new-bill-banning-illegal-gaming-includes-mark-six-lottery/

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O deputado Ron Lam considera que o Governo deve legalizar a venda de bilhetes da Lotaria Mark Six de Hong Kong, por ser um enraizado e inofensivo costume popular dos residentes de Macau, que esbarra nas consequências legais que podem ser impostas pela lei de combate aos crimes de jogo ilegal, que se encontra em fase de análise na especialidade.

Com a legislação em fase de revisão, as penalizações actuais para infractores implicam penas de prisão até 2 anos ou multa. Porém, Ron Lam salienta que os vendedores têm margens de lucro muito reduzidas com a venda de bilhetes da lotaria de Hong Kong e que este negócio não tem impacto negativo na sociedade. Como tal, pede que o Governo legalize a venda de lotaria Mark Six ou, pelo menos, não penalize os vendedores.

O deputado indicou ainda que, recentemente, a polícia recebeu denúncias e foram detidos comerciantes de bancas e lojas que vendiam bilhetes de lotaria.

Há cerca de duas semanas, as autoridades policiais anunciaram a detenção de uma mulher que revendia bilhetes da Lotaria Mark Six do Hong Kong Jockey Club numa banda de jornais na Taipa. A mulher vendia por cada bilhete por 52 patacas, com valor facial de 47 dólares de Hong Kong, obtendo um lucro de cerca de 3,5 dólares de Hong Kong por cada bilhete.

https://hojemacau.com.mo/2024/09/25/mark-six-ron-lam-pede-legalizacao-da-lotaria/

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