27-Oct-06. Ontario lottery scandal may spark Alberta review of winners. Edmonton Journal, B5.

The Western Canada Lottery Corp. (WCLC) may review recent lottery winners to reassure the public that ticket retailers have not been collecting an outsized share of prizes. Ontario’s ombudsman said yesterday that he will investigate allegations that lottery ticket retailers have been winning more than their fair share after a CBC documentary report aired suggesting otherwise. The WCLC does not keep track of precisely who is winning Alberta lotteries and retail clerks do not fall under the corporation’s ‘insider win’ policy. A spokesperson said that the corporation’s current records don’t exist that would not allow a statistical analysis similar to the one undertaken in Ontario.