SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Time is running out to claim an ENCORE – LOTTO 6/49 prize worth $100,000 for a ticket sold one year ago in Ottawa. Players have one year from the original draw date to claim their prize.

The winning numbers for the Saturday, July 16, 2016 ENCORE – LOTTO 6/49 draw were 0 – 9 – 1 – 2 – 7 – 3 – 7. 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 17, 2017.

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 page on 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 visiting the Unclaimed Tickets page on olg.ca.

OLG reminds players that they can check their tickets for winners in a number of convenient ways:

• Check the winning numbers 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 emailed 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 the Ontario government agency that delivers gaming entertainment in a socially responsible manner. OLG conducts and manages gaming facilities, the sale of province-wide lottery games, PlayOLG Internet gaming, the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres and is helping to build a more sustainable horse racing industry in Ontario. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $44 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. These payments to the province support the operation of hospitals, amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program, local and provincial charities and problem gambling prevention, treatment and research.

All for Here – 100 per cent of OLG’s proceeds are invested in Ontario
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With thanks to our customers who have played the NHL® LOTTO Watch ‘N Win game, OLG is removing the game from sale with the final draw taking place tonight, Monday June 26, 2017.

OLG would like to remind NHL® LOTTO players that tickets will be redeemable at OLG retailers for one year from the date on the ticket. NHL® LOTTO game information and winning numbers will remain available on olg.ca and at lottery retailers for one year after the final draw on June 26, 2017.

NHL® LOTTO is being ended due to declining customer interest and low ticket sales, especially when viewed against the need to revise the game this fall to accommodate the addition of a 31^st NHL team.

Other Watch ‘N Win games available for play include POKER LOTTO and POKER LOTTO ALL-IN, MEGADICE LOTTO and WHEEL OF FORTUNE® LOTTO.

OLG is the Ontario government agency that delivers gaming entertainment in a socially responsible manner. OLG conducts and manages gaming facilities, the sale of province-wide lottery games, PlayOLG Internet gaming, the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres and is helping to build a more sustainable horse racing industry in Ontario. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $44 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. These payments to the province support the operation of hospitals, amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program, local and provincial charities and problem gambling prevention, treatment and research.

All for Here – 100 per cent of OLG’s proceeds are invested in Ontario
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TIMMINS, ON – Ontario’s Charitable Bingo and Gaming Revitalization initiative is marking an important milestone in Timmins. More than $2.3 million has been raised and has benefited the 67 charities which are part of the Timmins Charitable Gaming Association as a result of the revitalization of charitable bingo and gaming.

This program, which began over a decade ago, is delivered through a partnership between Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association (OCGA), the Commercial Gaming Association of Ontario (CGAO), local charities and gaming and bingo centre operators.

Timmins Gaming Centre hosted the official celebration for the $2.3 million milestone, as this location converted to a Charitable Gaming Centre in 2014. Today’s event was attended by Councillor Michael Doody, City of Timmins, Valerie Braun, Director, Charitable Gaming at OLG, Lynn Cassidy, Executive Director of the Ontario Charitable Gaming Association and Rick Morgan, President, Timmins Charitable Gaming Association.

“I am impressed with the work that has been done locally through the revitalization of Charitable Gaming,” said Michael Doody, Councillor. “It is quite an achievement to raise $2.3million to benefit local charities and non-profit organizations within our community. On behalf of the City of Timmins, I want to commend the staff at Timmins Gaming Centre, OLG, and most importantly, the many charities and their volunteers who have helped reach this milestone and continue to make the City of Timmins a great community.”

“OLG is proud of the Charitable Bingo and Gaming Revitalization initiative and the role we play in providing sustainable revenue sources to the charities that serve the City of Timmins,” said Valerie Braun, Director of Charitable Gaming at OLG.

“Today is celebrating the wonderful success of Charitable Gaming in Timmins,” said Lynn Cassidy, Executive Director of the OCGA. “This initiative is making a big difference to many local charities that provide important programs and services.”
 

Background on Charitable Gaming in Ontario

In the past 10 years, OLG has been working with the CGAO and the OCGA to revitalize the province’s Charitable Bingo and Gaming industry. By developing and introducing new products and technologies that have invigorated the traditional charitable gaming experience, more money has been generated for thousands of local charities across the province. The revitalization initiative is preserving and enhancing funding for charities across Ontario while creating economic benefits, including employment opportunities at local charitable gaming centres.

A pilot program was started in 2005 to test electronic versions of existing paper-based bingo games with six charity bingo centres in five communities in Ontario.

Following the success of this pilot project, a phased rollout of a new suite of electronic games was introduced to other charitable gaming sites in the province. This started in 2012.  The new charitable games offer customers more choice, and complement existing paper bingo games:

• Electronic Bingo: Charitable Gaming Centres offer terminals with touch screens that allow players to touch the screen to dab the numbers and play along.
• Play On Demand (POD): A collection of electronic games that can be played anytime, with great prizes to be won.
• Tap Tix: The evolution of the classic Break Open Ticket features an interactive display screen on a ticket dispenser.

The new games allow Charitable Gaming Centres to offer more customer choice and appeal to a broader demographic, while providing a different gaming entertainment experience from traditional bingo.

In total, 31 Charitable Gaming Centres have raised more than $155 million in additional money for local charities and their communities.

As part of the revitalization, OLG assisted in introducing Responsible Gambling Resource Centres (RGRC’s) at all of the 31 Charitable Gaming Centres.  The RGRC’s, managed by the Responsible Gambling Council of Ontario, offer effective educational tools and resources to build awareness and understanding of the risks associated with, and strategies to prevent, problem gambling.

Each RGRC has information available on the following topics:

• Safer play strategies
• Gambling myths and facts
• Community agencies that support people with gambling concerns

OLG is the Ontario government agency that delivers gaming entertainment in a socially responsible manner. OLG conducts and manages gaming facilities, the sale of province-wide lottery games, PlayOLG Internet gaming, the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres and is helping to build a more sustainable horse racing industry in Ontario. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $44 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. These payments to the province support the operation of hospitals, amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program, local and provincial charities and problem gambling prevention, treatment and research.

All for Here – 100 per cent of OLG’s proceeds are invested in Ontario
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Toronto, ON – Imagine having your very own portable lottery ticket checker at your fingertips, 24/7. Now you do – with the new OLG Lottery app. Checking your lottery tickets has never been easier or more convenient.

The OLG Lottery app offers Ontario players the convenience of scanning their lottery, INSTANT and sports tickets at any time to instantly find out if they are winners.

And there’s more! OLG Lottery app users can also view current jackpots and recent winning numbers, set reminders to buy tickets, check their OLG Lottery Gift Card balances and locate lottery retailers nearby.

“OLG lottery players asked for it, and we delivered!” said Wendy Montgomery, Senior Vice President of Lottery and iGaming. “The OLG Lottery app enhances the customer experience for Ontario players, providing them with a ticket checker that goes everywhere they go.”

The app also allows players to access information on OLG’s responsible gambling program by offering a direct link to PlaySmart.ca.

The OLG Lottery app is available as a free download in the App Store on iPhones and on Google Play for Android smartphones. Just look for this symbol:

Must be 18 years of age or older to download and use the app.

Learn more at OLG Lottery.

OLG is the Ontario government agency that delivers gaming entertainment in a socially responsible manner. OLG conducts and manages gaming facilities, the sale of province-wide lottery games, PlayOLG Internet gaming, the delivery of bingo and other electronic gaming products at Charitable Gaming Centres and is helping to build a more sustainable horse racing industry in Ontario. Since 1975, OLG has provided nearly $44 billion to the Province and the people of Ontario. These payments to the province support the operation of hospitals, amateur sport through the Quest for Gold program, local and provincial charities and problem gambling prevention, treatment and research.

All for Here – 100 per cent of OLG’s proceeds are invested in Ontario
olg.ca
Follow on Twitter @OLGtoday

PlaySmart.ca
“Know your limit. Play within it.”
Follow on Twitter @PlaySmartOLG

THE ONTARIO PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE 1-888-230-3505

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CONTACT:
OLG MEDIA RELATIONS
1-888-946-6716