W. Canada Lottery web mistake causes player confusion

Comment #10

Wintariofan — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:10:12 GMT

I totally agree...They were NOT the official winning numbers. Tickets were still being sold...the ILC's central computer system runs literally 24/7 and no draw can ever or will ever take place if the system is up and running. There are huge security measures that take place before and after the draw to ensure that nothing but random chance alone determines a winner. So for lottery players to believe that they were the winning numbers and were scratching their heads...remember that was the WCL... [ More ]

Comment #9

jrobber69 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:31:38 GMT

Too bad someone didn't check and have the winning numbers......would have made a much better story.

Comment #8

ChazzMatt — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:40:23 GMT

You obviously did not read the entire story.

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Prototype Page

We did a test prototype page for the draw and one of our staff unlocked the page and put it on the website for about nine hours, said Matheson. It was a human error.

When a computer prompt asked if its user would like to unlock the template, the staff member should have hit the no option, but mistakenly hit yes, said Matheson.

He said the numbers were online from about 2:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m... [ More ]

Comment #7

CCHS13 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:12:02 GMT

I have a question, Is this lottery GTech controlled

Comment #6

CCHS13 — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:09:31 GMT

Is anyone understanding what happened here Debating cash option and taxes

when the lottery has put the winning numbers up prior to the drawing is sickening

to say the least!! You all must have bought that sorry excuse that they gave about

the numbers being test numbers. That doesnt even make sense. Test numbers for what??

The drawing has already been done and they are still selling tickets. How many other lotteries

operate like this.

Comment #5

KY Floyd — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:12:37 GMT

What makes it such a good game? The after-tax net on the current MM jackpot will be over $50 million, which could generate an annual after-tax income of more than $1.5 million forever. As a bonus, MM pays the money in US dollars (though that is a smaller bonus than it used to be).

Comment #4

CASH Only — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:38:15 GMT

Whether or not the interest portion of Canadian lottery annuities is taxable, I doubt Canadians would go for an annuity-only game. They have been brought up by NOTHING but all-cash prizes.

I once remember Saskatchewan charging some kind of tax on lottery tickets in the 1980s, but it was quickly repealed.

Comment #3

LottoGroups — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:55:50 GMT

Cash Only,

Your statement is not correct. The annuity payments are tax free. The tax arrangements have already been made with the government. The cheque the winner receives, whether weekly, monthly or yearly, is tax free.

Comment #2

CASH Only — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:46:22 GMT

All Canadian lottery games have a cash option (in this case, C$17 million.) As Canadians are used to all-cash jackpots, and less familiar with annuity prizes than their US counterparts, I doubt an annuity-only Canadian game would fly. In fact, a Canadian winning an annuity lottery prize offered by a Canadian lottery would have to pay tax(es) on the interest that would be an increasing percentage each year of the cheque that they would get in the mail.

Comment #1

chasingadream — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:19:29 GMT

now thats a raffle game.....HELLO!!!! guarantee a winner of the top prize, worth $1 million annually for 25 consecutive years now thats a game I wouldn't mind spending a few hundred dollars on.

man o man they more problems with canadian lotteries than the law should allow

W. Canada Lottery web mistake causes player confusion

Lottery Post — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:15:01 GMT

For a moment, it appeared she'd lost her chance at $25 million well before the contest closed.

A computer operator mistake led winning numbers of Western Canada Lottery Corp.'s (WCLC) Millionaire Life contest to hit the corporation's website Saturday, long before the scheduled Feb. 28 draw.

That's not right. My first reaction was (to wonder) 'What kind of lottery is this if the numbers are up and they're still selling tickets?,' said Portage la Prairie resident Wendy Twiss.

I... [ More ]