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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:		 C$700.98 million
C$767.53 million
C$759.74 million
C$769.21 million
$1,021.82 million
$1,017.15 million
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




News 2010
August 30, 2011 Clerk Arrested and Charged with Stealing a Customer's Lotto 6/49 Tickets
Nov. 15, 2010 Huge Weekend for Lottery Players in Alberta!


Lottery News 2009

Canadian Gambling Statistics for 2010
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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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