Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC), as a Crown corporation of the Province of Manitoba, owns and operates Club Regent and McPhillips Street Station Casinos in Winnipeg; owns and operates the province’s Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Network and distributes and sells tickets for lotteries operated by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (Sport Select, Lotto 6/49, etc.). It works in partnership with a network of Lottery Retail Centres, Manitoba’s hotel and restaurant industries, and veterans organizations throughout the province. MLC is committed to providing a quality gaming and entertainment experience for its customers in a socially responsible manner.

Public Referendums:
Plebiscite to remove video lottery terminals was held as part of municipal elections in Winkler, Manitoba. The vote was in favor to remove VLT's.

Manitoba Lotteries Buys Hotel Beside McPhillips Casino
McPhillips Station Casino patrons will soon be able to stay where they play....Subscribers

Casinos of Winnipeg Earn National Environmental Certification
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (May 18, 2010) -- The Casinos of Winnipeg have earned certification as BOMA BESt facilities for continuing to assess and upgrade ..............Subscribers

Manitoba Government to Consider Whether to Deal Itself Into the lucrative New Online Gaming Revenue Stream
Later this year, British Columbia, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces, through their lottery corporations plan to share a common online gaming platform that will offer poker and casino-style games.....................Subscribers

The Manitoba Government is Considering Getting Into the Online Gaming Business
“We’re looking at it, but no decision has been made. There will probably be a decision sometime this year,” Ashton told the newspaper. “Clearly this is on the agenda. We’re going to look at it from all angles.”..............Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Recognized for Support of College
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (April 6, 2010) - Assiniboine Community College (ACC) recognized the support of an important donor as the Manitoba Lotteries Private Dining Room was officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts today................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Recognized as One of Canada’s Best Employers for Promoting Diversity
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (March 24, 2010) - Manitoba Lotteries is among a select group of 45 employers out of a field of over 2,600 applicants named as Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2010...................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Operational Highlights
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (March 19, 2010) - Manitoba Lotteries Corporation’s consolidated net income and comprehensive income for the 9 months ended December 31, 2009 was $235.8 million, an increase of $1.5 million from the same period last year..................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries’ Budget Plan Earns International Award For Excellence
WINNEPEG, Manitoba (January 20, 2010) - Described by an international panel as offering “a superior level of transparency,” Manitoba Lotteries’ annual budget plan has earned a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). This is the sixth consecutive year Manitoba Lotteries has received the honour...........................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Operational Highlights
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (November 27, 2009) - Manitoba Lotteries Corporation’s consolidated net income and comprehensive income for the six (6) months ended September 30, 2009 was $158.7 million, a decrease of $4.3 million from the same period last year.......................Subscribers

Project To Generate Career Opportunities In The Canadian Gaming Industry
Funding To Improve Essential Skills And Awareness
WINNIPEG, Canada (November 2, 2009) - Job seekers throughout Canada will soon have more insight into casino and gaming careers, while new employees in the industry will receive targeted training to improve their essential job skills...................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Supports Flood Relief Efforts In The Philippines
Joined by local entertainers: That 70’s Band, Pinoy Pop Star Finalists and Magdaragat Dance Company
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (October 28, 2009) -- Manitoba Lotteries has joined with the Philippine community to raise funds to support the flood relief efforts of the Canadian Red Cross in the Philippines..................Subscribers

Carbon Emissions Offset By Manitoba Lotteries Tree Plantings Program
LAC DU BONNET, Manitoba (September 23, 2009) - A tree planting crew is in Lac du Bonnet today to plant over 20,000 white spruce seedlings to offset the carbon emissions associated with Manitoba Lotteries operations....................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Profits Down: Quarterly Report
WINNIPEG, Canada (September 21, 2009) - Manitoba Lotteries Corp. profits fell by nearly $3 million in the first quarter of this year, a sign perhaps that the economic downturn is beginning to take a bite out of provincial gambling revenues...................Subscribers

No Changes to MB Lottery Rules
MANITOBA, Canada (September 14, 2009) -- News reports the Manitoba Gaming Control Commission said Monday that there are no plans to bar Manitoba's lottery retailers from cashing lotto tickets purchased in their own stores.....................Subscribers

A Gambler Enrolled in the Voluntary Exclusion Program Sues Lotteries Corporation
WINNIPEG, Canada (July 28, 2009) -- A Winnipeg woman is suing the Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC), claiming casino staff allowed her to continue gambling for years after she agreed to be banned from the establishments................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Receives Highest Honour For Budgetary Excellence For Fifth Consecutive Year
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (May 12, 2009) - For the fifth consecutive year, The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC), for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2008......................Subscribers

Manitoba Makes Moves to Fortify Confidence in Lottery System
MANITOBA, Canada (May 1, 2009) -- The Manitoba government will take over investigations of lottery retailers as well as do background checks, as it moves to better protect the province's ticket-buying public..............Subscribers

MB Lotteries Installs ATMs in Casino
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada (April 21, 2009) -- Manitoba Lotteries installed ATM bank machines in its McPhillips Street Station casino today...................Subscribers

Manitoba Ombudsman Reopening Case on Lottery Wins
MANITOBA, Canada (February 26, 2009) -- Manitoba's provincial ombudsman will look again at whether western Canada's lottery system is operating fairly. Ombudsman Irene Hamilton decided to take another look after a CBC-commissioned analysis showed retailers are winning the lottery at a rate almost twice as often as customers..................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Steps Up to Help Olympic Athletes
MANITOBA, Canada (January 21, 2009) -- The Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba (CSCM) is excited to announce that it has signed a new four year sponsorship agreement with Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC).................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Operational Highlights
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (November 27, 2008) -- Manitoba Lotteries Corporation’s consolidated net income and comprehensive income for the 6 months ended September 30, 2008 was..................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Presenting Sponsor of Manitoba Marathon 2008
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (April 24, 2008) -- Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) is proud to announce it will return for its fifth year as the Presenting Sponsor of the 2008 Manitoba Marathon....................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Proud Supporter of Countryfest
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada (March 12, 2008) -- Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) and the Casinos of Winnipeg are pleased to be the Main Stage sponsor of the 19th annual Dauphin’s Countryfest, which will take place June 26 - 29 in Dauphin, Manitoba..................Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Offsets Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Planting Trees
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (September 21, 2007) -- For the third year in a row, Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) in partnership with Tree Canada is...........Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.1

Lottery Corporation Joins Fight Against Car Theft
MANITOBA, Canada (August 25, 2007) -- Auto theft is getting so bad in Winnipeg that Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) has ordered 1,400 steering wheel clubs at a cost of about $13,000 for staff at both casinos..............Subscribers

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Proud Supporter of The Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition
MORRIS, Manitoba, Canada (July 19, 2007) – Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) is pleased to announce its support of the 44th Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition which takes place July 19 to 22 in Morris, Manitoba..........Subscribers

New Mandatory Lottery Ticket Procedures in Effect August 1^st
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada ( July 16, 2007) -- Following a directive from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) to all its member provinces, Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) is introducing new mandatory redemption procedures that will enhance their Lottery systems and processes..........Read the full story at: Vo.40 No.5