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Lottery Guide is brought to you with the compliments of
| Western Canada Lottery Corporation |
| Address: |
10th Floor, 125 Garry Street
Winnipeg,
Manitoba R3C 4J1 Canada |
| Internet: |
www.wclc.com |
| E-mail Address: |
N/A |
| Phone: |
(204) 942-8217 |
| Fax: |
(204) 946-1442 |
| Population: |
5.3 million |
| Lottery Director: |
David Loeb |
| Year Lottery Founded: |
1974 |
Sales FY 2002:
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY
2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2009:
Sales FY 2010:
Sales FY
2011:
Sales FY 2012: |
C$700.98 million
C$767.53 million
C$759.74
million
C$769.21 million
C$1,021.82 million
C$1,017.15
million
C$1,267,648,793
C$1,182.155,443 |
| Number of Employees: |
240 |
| Retailers: |
3,924 |
| On-line Vendor: |
In-house |
| Instant Ticket Vendor: |
Pollard |
| ITVMs: |
N/A |
| Games Offered: |
Instant games,Lotto 6/49, Lotto super 7,extra, Western
649, Over/under, Prairie keno, pick 3 and Sport Select. |
| Beneficiaries: |
All revenues to member provinces & territories
which individually determine use. |
| Jurisdiction: |
Alberta - Saskatchewan - Manitoba - Yukon - Northwest
Territories |
Canadian Gambling
Statistics for 2010
Subscribers
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
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