The TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games Torch Relay, presented by President’s Choice® and OLG, is just around the corner as Toronto gears up to host the largest Parapan Am Games ever.
Month: July 2015
OLG delivers $1.3M cheque to city
The third-quarter cheque from OLG Casino Brantford’s profits has come in, adding just over $1.3 million to the city’s coffers.
The OLG has sent the city $1.307,627, which represents the municipality’s share of non-tax gaming revenue. The city receives the money for hosting an OLG casino.
OLG MAKES FIRST-QUARTER PAYMENTS TO GAMING SITE HOST MUNICIPALITIES
SAULT STE. MARIE – The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) today issued first-quarter (April to June, 2015) non-tax gaming revenue payments totalling $33,993,636 to 22 municipalities which currently host OLG facilities. To date, host municipalities have received more than $1.1 billion in non-tax gaming revenue.
“OLG gaming sites generate funds that allow host municipalities to invest in local priorities and infrastructure,” said Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance. “Important public services like health care and education directly benefit from these gaming revenues in the province of Ontario.”
These payments are made under an equitable formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement that determines the fee municipalities receive for hosting an OLG gaming facility and are based on an escalating scale of gaming revenue that is consistent across all sites in Ontario.
At approximately $2 billion annually, OLG provides the Ontario government with its largest source of non-tax revenue. Modernization will help OLG provide more money to Ontario for hospitals and other government priorities.
In fiscal 2015-2016, the province will allocate $115 million in gaming revenue to support charities through the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Every year, the Government of Ontario allocates funding to the province’s problem gambling program for research, treatment and prevention. The amount for fiscal 2015-2016 is $38 million.
OLG is a provincial agency responsible for gaming facilities, the sale of province-wide lottery games, the PlayOLG Internet gaming website and the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres across the province. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $40 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. OLG’s annual payments to the province have helped support the operation of hospitals; prevention, treatment and research of problem gambling; amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program; and local and provincial charities. OLG was a Premier Sponsor of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games.
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Zsofia Balozs may abandon her Olympic dream
Zsofia Balosz is at a crossroads.
There is a huge part of her that would love to continue her swimming career that enabled her to compete in such high profile events as the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2012 Olympics in London.
Expanded Gaming at Woodbine will Help Ontario’s Horse Racing Industry
Read an article by the Toronto Star about the impact expanded gaming at Woodbine Racetrack will have on Ontario’s horse racing industry.
TICKET WORTH $100,000 UNCLAIMED IN BRAMPTON
Sault Ste. Marie – Time is running out to claim an ENCORE – ONTARIO 49 prize worth $100,000 for a ticket sold one year ago in Brampton. Players have one year from the original draw date to claim their prize.
The winning numbers for the Saturday, July 26, 2014 ENCORE – ONTARIO 49 draw were 8 – 6 – 4 – 4 – 7 – 7 – 1. Players must match the last six of the seven numbers drawn in exact order to win the $100,000 prize.
Anyone possessing this ticket should fill in the back portion, sign it and contact the OLG Prize Centre at 20 Dundas Street West in Toronto before 6 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2015.
The OLG Prize Centre is now open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., unless Saturday is a statutory holiday or if there is a statutory holiday on the preceding Friday or the following Monday. For full details on Prize Centre hours and services, please visit the “How to Claim Prizes” section of our website at olg.ca.
Winners of up to $250,000 also have the convenience of dropping off winning tickets for processing at any OLG Casino or at several of OLG Slots at Racetrack facilities. Winning tickets of less than $999.99 can be cashed at these sites. Please call 1-800-387-0098 for more details or for a list of locations.
Information about this and other unclaimed tickets is available by clicking the “Unclaimed Lottery Tickets” Quick Link on the home page of olg.ca.
OLG reminds players that they can check their tickets for winners in a number of convenient ways:
- Visit the Winning Numbers page on olg.ca.
- Call our WIN! Line at 416-870-8946 (Toronto area) or toll free at 1-866-891-8946 (outside Toronto area).
- Use the easy self-serve Ticket Checker at your lottery terminal retailer. Simply insert the ticket, barcode side up, and wait for the message to appear on the Ticket Checker’s screen.
- Sign up on olg.ca for winning numbers to be e-mailed to you.
- Pick up a winning numbers printout from your lottery terminal retailer.
- Sign your ticket and ask a lottery retailer to check it for you.
OLG is a provincial agency responsible for gaming facilities, the sale of province-wide lottery games, the PlayOLG Internet gaming website and the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres across the province. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $40 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. OLG’s annual payments to the province have helped support the operation of hospitals; prevention, treatment and research of problem gambling; amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program; and local and provincial charities. OLG was a Premier Sponsor of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games.
olgallforhere.ca
All for Here – OLG invests 100 per cent of proceeds in Ontario
Follow us on Twitter @OLGtoday
“Know your limit. Play within it.”
THE ONTARIO PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE 1-888-230-3505
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Pan Am Games Torch Relay to Celebrate in Toronto on July 10 Leading Up to the Opening Ceremony
On Friday, July 10, the Pan Am Games Torch Relay, presented by President’s Choice® and OLG, the flame will spend its final day in Toronto before arriving at the Opening Ceremony of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games.
ORC/AGCO Merger Underway
Government approval to move forward on the regulatory merger of the Ontario Racing Commission and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, first announced in the spring, has now been granted. As a result, several changes are taking place at the Ontario Racing Commission effective today.
Click here to read the full notice to the horse racing industry.
TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay to Celebrate in Toronto on July 7
On Tuesday, July 7, Day 38 of the Pan Am Games Torch Relay, presented by President’s Choice® and OLG, the Pan Am flame will visit several Toronto neighbourhoods.
156th Annual Queen’s Plate
July is one of the most exciting times of the year for horse racing in Ontario. This year, summer kicks off in style with the 156th annual Queen’s Plate, taking place on July 5 at Woodbine Racetrack.
The Queen’s Plate is Canada’s premiere thoroughbred race and the oldest of its kind in the country. It is the first race in the Canadian Triple Crown and attracts fans, industry and some of the best headwear from across North America.
Don’t miss the pomp and thrill of one of the biggest races of the season! OLG is proud to support Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack and everyone involved in the Queen’s Plate.