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Ontario Lottery scraps privatization planNews Story
The Canadian province of Ontario has scrapped plans to privatize its state-run lottery business. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp (OLG) announced that it had cancelled its request for proposals (RFP) for private operators interested in taking over management of its lottery operations, which generated sales of C$3.8b (US$2.9b) in fiscal 2015-16. Ontario's ruling Liberal government had issued the RFP in 2014, which generated bids from established gaming co
Sep 26, 2016, 8:38 pm - Lottery News

Ontario woman claims record $64M Canadian lottery jackpotNews Story
A Mississauga, Ontario, woman has won what is being called the largest jackpot ever in the history of Canadian lottery. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says Zhe Wang held the single winning ticket for its $64 million jackpot. According to the OLG, she has chosen not to share any details of the win or what she plans to do with the money. The OLG says the ticket was from the Oct. 17 Lotto 6/49 draw and was bought at a Petro Canada in Mississauga. The winning numbers from that drawing
Mar 15, 2016, 8:38 am - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery adds signature requirement for claiming prizesNews Story
Starting this week, retailers are not allowed to validate Ontario lottery tickets unless customers sign them on the front. Players are also asked to sign the back of Instant Win tickets until a new signature box is added to the front in the coming months. The signature requirement is the second new measure added by the Ontario Lottery Corp. in as many weeks to improve security. New musical chimes and voice alerts took effect Jan. 22 at all lottery terminals to help inform players of the
Jan 30, 2008, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Canada police charge lottery 'winner' with fraud in ticket scamNews Story
Canadian police accused a Toronto-area man who claimed a C$5.7 million (US$5.7 million) prize in a national lottery of fraud, the first charges in a year-long probe of Ontario lottery-ticket retailers. Hafiz Zulwarnain Malik, 60, of Mississauga, Ontario, was charged with two counts of fraud and one count of theft over C$5,000 after cashing the winning ticket in January 2005. Police say the ticket actually belonged to a group of four people from the Toronto area who were defrauded out of thei
Dec 19, 2007, 12:47 pm - Lottery News

Ontario police to announce charges in lottery insider investigationNews Story
Police refuse to elaborate Insider lottery charges to be explained in Wed. press conference The Ontario Provincial Police will announce Wednesday that they have laid a set of charges following investigations into insider lottery wins in Ontario. The charges, which will be announced at a news conference, relate to a multi-million-dollar fraudulent lottery prize claim, said Inspector Dave Ross of corporate communications for the Ontario Provincial Police. The charges come nine month
Dec 18, 2007, 9:25 pm - Lottery News

Elderly Canadian couple claim lottery jackpotNews Story
A beaming Brockville, Ontario, couple, who are both almost 90, have entered Canada's millionaire club after cashing in their Lotto/49 ticket from the Aug. 6 draw.Victor and Thelma Hayes were still in disbelief yesterday but all smiles as they collected their oversized cheque for $7.5 million.They have been married for 63 years and both turn 90 in a few weeks. We haven't fought yet, Mr. Hayes joked.He has been playing the same numbers for years and won a $1,000 prize once and other free draws. B
Aug 23, 2005, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery Machines CrashNews Story
Three-quarters of Ontario's 8,200 lottery machines weren't working Sunday night.It was the second time in five days the service has crashed.A spokesperson for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says it was not known what caused the system problems that started early Sunday, but the corporation was working to get them back up and running.On Wednesday morning all the lottery machines across Ontario crashed, but the lotteries played that night went ahead as planned.
Sep 20, 2004, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Ontario mulling lottery taxNews Story
Ontario's finance minister is opposed to a scheme to tax lottery and gambling winnings. Don't bet the family farm on a lottery tax, said Greg Sorbara. This is not something that is getting very much consideration wherever. Frankly, I wasn't very impressed with the results that we might gain from it. Gambling in Ontario nets the province $2 billion annually. All the winnings are tax-free, unlike in the United States, where some states tax gambling proceeds at rates of up to 18 per cent.The Ontar
Apr 29, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Judge raps FTC over lottery ticket caseNews Story
An Ontario judge has sharply criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the way it has handled a case against a Canadian businessman who is alleged to have fraudulently sold thousands of lottery tickets across the border.Mr. Justice Arthur Gans of the Ontario Superior Court called the FTC's case against George Yemec a pittance and rapped the agency for spending months investigating Mr. Yemec to turn up allegations that don't come close to fraud. I must confess that I find this lack of a
Oct 13, 2003, 3:44 am - Lottery News