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Canadian Lotteries Booming

CANADA – As reported by CBC News: "…Day by day and dollar by dollar, federal and provincial governments are selling hope to people across the country. And business is booming.

"…In 2002, Atlantic Canadians spent $597 million on lottery tickets.

"The British Columbia Lottery Corporation sold $969 million in lottery enterprises.

"Loto-Quebec sold $1.8 billion in lottery tickets.

"The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation reported $2.11 billion in lottery ticket sales for the year ending in 2002.

"Super 7 and Lotto 6/49 are the only lotteries that cross provincial borders.

"…The biweekly Lotto 6/49 took in almost $1.5 billion last year while the grand jackpots of Super 7 sold $1.1 billion in tickets to Canadians…"

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