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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 - Todd - Lottery News

Canada's Lotto 6/49 is getting a makeover in Fall 2013News Story
Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game is getting ready for a makeover. Starting in September 2013, Lotto 6/49 will offer Canadian lottery players a new $1 million prize that's guaranteed to be won with each and every draw, jackpots that start at $5 million, and new free play prizes that can be won by matching just 2 numbers. With the new $1 million prize that's guaranteed to be won with every draw, Lotto 6/49 will be creating more millionaires every week, said Greg McKenzie, Senior Vice Presi
May 7, 2013, 2:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$50 million lottery man 'still in shock'News Story
It appears the reality hasn't sunken in yet for a Vancouver man who won last week's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot. The Kitsilano resident went back to the Mac's convenience store Sunday morning, where he first learned that he held the lucky ticket, to pick up some cigarettes with his brother. Still a regular customer, employee Navinder Kalra told The Province. He said he's still thinking what to do [with the money]. He's still in shock. The man, not yet identified by the British Colum
Nov 1, 2010, 12:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Monetary 'miracle' as 2 lotto jackpots won on same dayNews Story
'Tis the season for giving, and the British Columbia Lottery Corp. got into the holiday spirit in a big way Tuesday, presenting checks to two separate lottery jackpot winners from B.C. A couple from Burnaby, Daniel Fehr and Maria Linsenmeier, matched six out of six numbers in this past Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw to win $12.6 million, while Robert Sibley of Gibsons received a check for $2 million. He matched all six numbers to win the BC/49 jackpot on the same day. Just two nights before,
Dec 3, 2008, 9:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Yukon lotteries go under microscopeNews Story
Lottery operations in the Yukon are currently under review, in the wake of similar probes in other Canadian provinces, but Yukon lottery officials foresee no problems. The Western Lottery Corp. has hired Ernst Young to audit its operations, which include those in the Western provinces and the Yukon. A final report is expected by late September. The audit will examine, in part, how many lottery retailers are winning at games for which they sell the tickets something Yukon Lottery Commis
Jun 4, 2007, 4:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Canada lottery retailers win major prizes more than publicNews Story
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) said this morning it's not worried that ticket retailers win prizes of more than $10,000 six times more often than the rest of the players. There have been four confirmed cases of retailer misconduct over the last two years, with three involving ticket sellers misleading ticket holders about how much or whether they had won. Some ticket buyers say they have considered that possibility before. One man says if the lottery retailer has the
Dec 14, 2006, 2:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Elderly S.F. man loses $10,000 in lottery scamNews Story
Police are asking for the public's help in their investigation of a lottery scam after a 75-year-old San Francisco man was swindled out of $10,000. According to San Francisco police, the victim received a letter in the mail last week from Global Investment Securities World Trust Services telling him he had won $82,459.61 in the Canadian lottery. The letter included a false notarized letter listing the man's name, address and the amount he had supposedly won and a bogus receipt purporting t
Sep 18, 2006, 11:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Canadian lottery winners to buy home in South Africa with $500,000 Lotto Max Extra winNews Story
Plus an extra house for Mom By Kate Northrop Two Canadian lottery winners are looking forward to purchasing a new home in South Africa for themselves after winning $500,000 (US$392,195) in Lotto Max Extra, plus another property for Mom. Emma and Seabata Makhakhe took home a $500,000 prize in the Lotto Max Extra drawing on Jan. 7, 2022 and are looking at buying some South African real estate for themselves and a home in Lesotho for Seabata's mother. We have dreamed about our kid
Feb 24, 2022, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Canada's Lotto Max jackpot sets game recordNews Story
New rules lift jackpot cap to $70 million By Todd Northrop In the first days of the new year, records are already being broken in Lotto Max, one of Canada's nationwide lottery games. Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot is a record-breaking $70 million, the biggest jackpot offered in Canadian history. The record-breaking amount comes after changes to the lottery in May allowed for the lottery winnings to surpass $60 million. Since the changes, jackpots of $65 million have been offered on t
Jan 6, 2020, 1:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Canada Lotto Max players awaiting huge draw tonightNews Story
By Todd Northrop New Year's Eve might be a lucky night for Lotto Max players across Canada. Since no winning tickets were sold for the $50 million jackpot in last week's Christmas Eve draw, lottery players are getting another chance tonight at the $50 million jackpot, with an additional estimated 18 MaxMillions $1 million prizes. Talk about starting 2011 off with a bang! This would be a great way to begin the New Year for Lotto Max players because there are lots of additional $1 millio
Dec 31, 2010, 11:12 am - Todd - Lottery News