Lottery Membership Cards Could Eliminate Jackpot Theft

Posted on October 14th, 2010

Recently Canada’s lottery has been troubled by suspicious insider wins and jackpot thefts by lottery retailers. The most recent case of jackpot theft occurred in September when a family was accused of stealing a $12.5 million dollar lotto jackpot. The actual theft took place seven years ago and lottery officials are searching for the rightful [...]

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New Lotto Scam Hits Canada

Posted on September 29th, 2010

A new lottery scam targeting seniors has surfaced in Alberta Canada. It is a variation of the old advance fee lottery scam but instead of asking for thousands of dollars for ‘taxes’ and ‘processing fees’ the scammers ask for $25 and say that they can guarantee a lottery win. The CEO of the Better Business [...]

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Ontario Lottery to Launch Online Gaming Site

Posted on August 12th, 2010

A second Canadian Provincial lottery may enter the internet gambling industry. Earlier in the year the British Columbia Lottery Corporation launched an online gaming website. Ste stated purpose was to provide BC residents with a safe alternative to unlicensed and unregulated offshore gambling sites. Some reporters were cynical about the move online because earlier the [...]

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