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Ontario investigates lottery system

ONTARIO – As reported by the CBC News: "Ontario has asked for an immediate investigation of the province's gaming corporation after a report on CBC's The Fifth Estate alleged that lottery ticket vendors are winning more jackpots than statistically reasonable.

"But critics of the gambling system accused the government of doing too little, too late and want it to go one step further by calling for an independent review.

"David Caplan, the minister responsible for the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., called for the internal review, acknowledging in the legislature Wednesday that the ministry is taking the allegations made in the report aired this week seriously.

"…In the investigative report aired on CBC this week, a statistician revealed that of the roughly 60,000 lottery ticket sellers in Ontario, retailers won nearly 200 times in the past seven years, with an average prize of $500,000.

"…Brian Yealland, a spokesman for the Gambling Watch Network, criticized Ontario for its current system, where the gaming corporation is responsible for its own reviews…"

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