October
OLGC introduces changes to ENCORE, its Ontario-only game played in conjunction with other on-line lotteries (except Sports), with top prize of $1 million and a new prize category.
September
OLGC introduces PICKS, PROPS and POOLS, new ways to play Ontario's sport wagering game PRO*PICKS.
August
Largest-ever LOTTO 6/49 jackpot to date of $29.14 million won in Ontario.
June
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, a $1 billion entertainment complex, opens to the public.
OLGC's Ex-M Lottery Terminal Program receives prestigious 2004 Canadian Project Excellence Award (CPEX) for Best Practices in project management.
May
LOTTO 6/49 is redesigned to offer bigger jackpots more often.
December
Slots at Grand River Raceway opens.
August
Launch of new responsible gaming awareness message "Know your limit, play within it!"
Name of the new Niagara Falls casino announced - Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.
July
Mega Bucks Wide Area Progressive Slot machines are introduced to OLGC's Charity Casinos.
November
LOTTO 6/49 celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a bonus $6.49 million draw at a Canadian Football Grey Cup game.
September
Grand opening of Casino Rama Resort Hotel.
June
Thousand Islands Charity Casino opens.
August
Design plans are unveiled and construction begins on the Thousand Islands Charity Casino.
July
The Casino Rama Entertainment Centre opens.
June
Slots at Woodstock Raceway opens.
May
ENCORE becomes a nightly lottery game available with all OLGC on-line games (excluding Sports Lotteries), and allows for purchases of up to 10 ENCORE selections for any one draw. The advance play feature allows purchases of up to 10 draws in advance for all OLGC on-line games (excluding Sports Lotteries).
April
Slots at Dresden Raceway opens.
March
OLGC announces that a charity casino will be located in eastern Ontario on a parcel of land straddling the two communities of Leeds and Thousand Islands and Gananoque.
February
Slots at Hanover Raceway opens.
October
Slots at Flamboro Downs opens.
August
Slots at Clinton Raceway and Thunder Bay Charity Casino opens
June
SUPERSTAR BINGO awards $835,503.76, the largest bingo prize in Canadian history.
May
The slot facility at Great Blue Heron Charity Casino, an aboriginal charity casino, opens.
April
The Government of Ontario merges the mandates and operations of the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLC) and the Ontario Casino Corporation (OCC) to form the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC).
March
Slots at Woodbine Racetrack opens.
February
Slots at Rideau Carleton Raceway opens.
January
OLC introduces CASH FOR LIFE, the first lottery in Canada to offer a top prize in the form of an annuity. The new CASH FOR LIFE lottery game gives players a chance to win $1,000 a week.