Critics renew call for lottery inquiry

Lottery Post — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:35:26 GMT

Critics say a public inquiry into the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is long overdue after police revealed they had no evidence to charge a former retailer who won 167 prizes worth $1.2 million over a nine-year period.

There is a stink there, New Democrat justice critic Peter Kormos said yesterday, insisting a forensic audit of past winners first promised by lottery officials June 3 and again this week is not enough.

It's not about the one retailer. It's about what has been going on... [ More ]