 Multiple Lotto Winner's 5th Jackpot
Disputed
CALGARY, Canada (October 26, 2009) - News reports
that a Calgary-area man who has collected more than $2 million from four lotto
wins in five years has been implicated in a convoluted court claim disputing
his latest jackpot..................Subscribers
Western Canadian Lottery
to Launch Innovative Jackpot Campaign Next Month
ONTARIO,
Canada (August 24, 2009) -- A campaign for Western Canadian Lottery Corporation
next month will see taxi tops in Calgary featuring LED displays flaunting large
amounts of money...............Subscribers
Whitehorse Store Owner
Taking Lottery Commission To Court
WHITEHORSE, Yukon (May
28, 2009) – According to a News report a convenience store owner in
Whitehorse will be in court on Friday, requesting it stop the Yukon Lottery
Commission from taking away his lottery terminal and
licence...................Subscribers
Regulations Strengthened
Governing Lottery Ticket Retailers
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
(April 29, 2009) -- Manitoba’s Attorney General Dave Chomiak introduced
amendments to the Gaming Control Act today to strengthen the regulations
governing lottery ticket retailers in the province..................Subscribers
Review Launched Into Insider Wins at
WCLC
MANITOBA, Canada (February 9, 2009) – The rate of
insider wins at Western Canada Lottery Corporation will be reviewed, the
Manitoba government confirmed Monday, hours after a CBC News investigation
showed retailers are claiming prizes at a disproportionately high
rate...................Subscribers
Some
177 Lottery Outlets Across Canada Close As Company Declares
Bankruptcy
TORONTO, Canada (January 26, 2009) - Lottery
corporations across the country say terminals have been pulled from some 177
locations after the company that ran the lottery kiosks, Infoplace Ticket
Centres Ltd., indicated it was declaring bankruptcy................Subscribers
Scratch-and-Win Ticket System to be
Reviewed
MANITOBA, Canada (December 5, 2008) – Manitoba
Lotteries Minister Andrew Swan said that the practice of selling
scratch-and-win tickets after the grand prize has been won will be reviewed by
the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) board at a meeting next
week.............Subscribers
Provision Available to Protect the Identity of Lottery Winners,
Under Special Circumstances
WINNIPEG, Canada (November 19,
2008) -- A Winnipeg man who is about $3 million richer after winning part of a
Lotto 6-49 prize will get to keep his identity secret, lottery officials have
decided...............Subscribers
Regina Law Firm Files Class Action Suit Over Scratch and Win
Lottery Tickets
REGINA, Canada (November 18, 2008) -- A
Regina law firm is betting it can change the way scratch-and-win tickets are
sold in Canada with a class-action lawsuit that seeks "not less than"
$100 million from the Western Canada Lottery Corp...............Subscribers
Lotteries Selling Tickets After Big Prizes Already Won, CBC
Finds
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (November 10, 2008) -- CBC
Winnipeg’s I-Team claims it has discovered that the Western Canada Lottery
Corporation (WCLC) continues to market a variety of Instant Lottery tickets,
even after the top prize has already been won....................Subscribers
Western Canada Lottery
Corporation Exercises Option to Extend Contract With Pollard Banknote
Five-year extension valued at an estimated $45
million (CDN)
WINNIPEG, Canada (January 14, 2008) -- Pollard
Banknote is pleased to announce that the Western Canada Lottery Corporation
(WCLC) has exercised their option to extend their contract with the company for
five additional years.................Read the
full story at: Vol.42 No.3
Review of
Consumer/Retailer Prize Claim Processes Completed
WINNIPEG,
Canada (December 6, 2007) -- Ernst & Young have completed their Review of
Consumer/Retailer Prize Claim Processes. This review was initiated by Western
Canada Lottery Corporation to provide further depth to an earlier report on
prize payout processes.......................Subscribers
Western Canada Lottery
Corporation Selects MTS Allstream to Power their Gaming Network in Manitoba,
Yukon, NWT and Nunavut
TORONTO and WINNIPEG, Sept. 20 /CNW/
- The Western Canada Lottery Corporation ("WCLC"), providers of games such as
Lotto 6/49 and Super 7 on the Prairies and Territories, has selected MTS
Allstream to provide IP network ...............................Subscribers
TELUS Signs Eight-Year
Deal With Western Canada Lottery Corporation to Provide an Alberta-wide IP
Network Supporting 2,350 Lottery Ticket Terminals
CALGARY,
Canada (September 6, 2007) -- TELUS today announced that it has signed an
eight-year contract with the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) to
provide and implement an Alberta-wide secure Internet Protocol (IP) based
network.............Subscribers
Lottery Corporation
Introduces New Security Measures
WINNIPEG, Canada (July 17,
2007) -- The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is stepping up its
efforts to prevent lottery fraud, requiring all stores to have new terminals by
this fall that allow customers to check their tickets.............Subscribers
Lottery Operations Under
Review
CANADA (June 4, 2007) -- 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..........Subscribers
WC Lottery Corporation
To Review Ticket Validation Process
WINNIPEG, Manitoba,
Canada (May 30, 2007) -- Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) spokesperson
John Matheson is reported in the local media as saying Ernst and Young is
conducting an independent review of its ticket validation
process............Subscribers
Wednesday 6/49 Sales
Vary Across Provinces
CALGARY, Canada (April 12, 2007) -
Sun Media reported Western Canada Lottery Corp. spokesman Kathleen Polyak as
saying yesterday that slumping sales of Wednesday 6/49 tickets has forced the
company to........Subscribers
New Regional Game
“PAYDAY” Debuts Tomorrow
WINNIPEG, Canada (March
29, 2007) -- Starting tomorrow, lottery players on the Prairies and Territories
can buy a ticket for a lottery game offering a unique Top Prize - $1,000 a week
for the rest of their life!.............Subscribers
Western Canada Lottery
Advises Players of Encashment Incidents on Millionaire Life
WINNIPEG, Canada (March 7, 2007) -- Western Canada Lottery Corporation
(WCLC) has determined that there were two separate encashment incidents on
MILLIONAIRE LIFE tickets the morning after the draw...........Subscribers
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