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New and Improved Lotto 6/49 Launched

TORONTO, Ontario – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) officially launched the new, bigger and better LOTTO 6/49 today in Toronto. Senior representatives from OLGC were on hand for the announcement at the corporation's Prize Office, where the 25 member LOTTO 6/49 Marching Band helped celebrate the launch with added fanfare.

The changes were announced in November 2003 by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, which includes Canada's five regional lottery companies. The decision to revamp the Canada-wide LOTTO 6/49 game was made jointly by the five members of the ILC.

Responding to national consumer feedback, the new and improved LOTTO 6/49 features jackpots starting around $4 million and growing to $25 million during the year. A new prize category also gives you a chance to win $5 by matching only two numbers plus the Bonus Number - that means thousands of new winners every draw! The game plays the same as always, but now has better odds of winning a prize and larger jackpots more often.

"LOTTO 6/49 has become one of the most popular lottery games in North America since its launch 22 years ago," said Alan Berdowski, Senior Vice President. "We are proud to make the game even more exciting for our Ontario players and we are pleased to give them more chances to win.

As part of the launch, lottery winners were welcomed at the Prize Office with fanfare by the LOTTO 6/49 Marching Band and representatives from OLGC.

The first draw for the new LOTTO 6/49 takes place June 2, 2004. Tickets went on sale May 30, 2004. All it takes to play the new LOTTO 6/49 is a Toonie.

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