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2 more execs fall victim to Ontario Lottery scandalNews Story
VP fired, another shuffled out of job One senior executive was fired and another reassigned yesterday as the fallout from a scandal involving allegations of fraud and suspicious insider wins at the provincial lottery corporation widened. Michelle DiEmanuele, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's interim chief executive, announced the changes yesterday afternoon in a memo to staff. Vice-president Ingrid Peters was fired after eight years with the company. She earned more than $267,000
Jun 13, 2007, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Deadline looming for unclaimed $15M lottery jackpotNews Story
All the major prizes that have gone unclaimed in Alberta since the inception of Lotto 6/49 combined don't add up to the amount the latest unclaimed jackpot is worth, Western Canada Lottery Corporation officials said Monday. The lucky, but unwitting owner of a ticket worth $14.9 million is about to let Lady Luck slip out of reach, with time to claim the prize running out next week, said WCLC spokesman John Matheson. That ticket will expire on June 7 and as of now, no one has come forward
May 29, 2007, 6:59 am - Lottery News

Lottery harder to win in Atlantic CanadaNews Story
Lottery players are twice as likely to die in a car crash on the way to the store to get their tickets than to win the big jackpot, says the Toronto statistician who has crunched the numbers of the Ontario lottery. Jeffrey Rosenthal said the odds in Atlantic Canada seem to be stacked even higher against ticket holders, in light of news that retailers have won 10 times more than statistically probable over a six-year period. If you buy it and you are not careful, even if you do defy the od
May 14, 2007, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Millions in Atlantic Lottery winnings under police investigationNews Story
Police will examine millions of dollars worth of questionable winnings by lottery retailers after an independent investigation revealed gaping holes in how the Atlantic Lottery Corp. protects its customers from dishonest sellers. In the latest blow to Canada's embattled lottery business, a forensic accounting team found what the Crown-owned agency described as unethical and suspicious dealings between some retailers and purchasers in Atlantic Canada. Larry Doherty, a vice-president at
May 14, 2007, 6:49 am - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery chief firedNews Story
The head of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation was dismissed from the scandal-plagued organization on Friday, according to CBC News. CEO Duncan Brown was escorted out of the lottery corporation's offices in Toronto, two sources told the CBC, speaking on condition of anonymity. Repeated calls to officials at the lottery corporation went unanswered Friday. The dismissal follows allegations that several lottery clerks stole winning tickets from unsuspecting customers and cashed in
Mar 24, 2007, 6:12 am - Lottery News

Lottery results cell phone service is first of its kindNews Story
txtGroups and Lottery Post Team Up to Provide Text Message Lottery Results txtGroups, Inc. and Lottery Post announced today that they are joining forces to provide instant lottery results to North American SMS subscribers. The new cell phone text messaging service, called Lottery Results Mobile Alerts, covers every lottery game played in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and United Kingdom. Other worldwide lottery games will be added soon. Anyone with a cell phone can sign up f
Feb 26, 2007, 11:41 am - Lottery News

W. Canada Lottery web mistake causes player confusionNews Story
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
Feb 19, 2007, 12:15 pm - Lottery News

Canada lottery winner used the weather to pick numbersNews Story
Scarborough's weather can forecast big bucks. Just ask recent multi-millionaire Robert Medwid, a 39-year-old stucco contractor from Red Deer, Alberta who won almost $14 million on Lotto 6/49. For the last four years Medwid has played numbers based on Scarborough's weather patterns, because lottery draws take place at the CTV studios near Hwy. 401 and Brimley Road. How the sun, rain and snow in Scarborough led to the actual numbers Medwid picked remains cloudy but the unorthodox system
Jan 23, 2007, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Does $9 goof point to larger problems with Ontario Lottery?News Story
When Ralph Landry finally wins the big one, he wants to know that the jackpot isn't accidentally given to somebody else. But the 67-year-old retired Air Canada employee has lost faith after he went to claim a small prize and found out that somehow somebody else got paid the money in another town. How does this happen? he asked. The self-proclaimed lottery addict bought his daily dose of lottery tickets at the Daisy Mart on Dec. 27, won $9 on a scratch-and-win Bingo and then within
Jan 11, 2007, 4:33 pm - 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 - Lottery News