Lottery Games Archive

SG scores propitious acquisition of Sidepaly eInstant games studio. Scientific Games is a company built on a foundation of mergers and acquisitions. It began as a small manufacturing unit, producing the world’s first instant lottery ticket in 1974. In 2000, that company was the subject of an acquisition by the near century-old Aututote Corporation....

Can You Really Learn Winning Casino Strategies from an eBook? The progression of technology has always been focused on getting things done faster, more efficiently, and with more profitability to come. This idea has become more of a modern-day mindset. We want the greatest reward, for the least amount of effort, with the ultimate...

Live and online casino keno rules, reasons and RTP explained. Keno is one of those casino games people tend to have strong feelings about. They either love it, or they hate it. Your opinion will likely rest on your reason for playing casino games in the first place. If you enjoy the thrill, the...

The online gambling industry is looking towards the foreseeable future in the most lucrative regional markets. Thanks to player-friendly laws from our federal government, Canada is right up there with the best of them. Being among the world's most competitive markets, Canadian players should have a lot to look forward to in the coming...

Combining the revenue generated from lottery and casino games on the provincially operated online gaming portal, Espacejeux.com, the gaming regulator reports a total income of $29.23 million, up from $23.62 million in the same period last year. That marks a total increase of $5.11 million ($23.8%) year over year (YoY)....

The easiest way to tell you're playing a Class II pull-tab game is to look on the borders of the screen. The casino cannot completely hide the fact that it's really an electronic bingo game. Therefore, they must display the bingo card you're really playing each time you press play. Top or bottom,...

Buying ten thousand Lotto Max tickets (at $5 a pop, that's $50,000 btw) isn't going to put a dent in your 1 in 28,633,528 chance of winning. The lottery really is about luck. If you buy a ticket, and you get supremely lucky, you might win it. But as a 79 year old...

The latest revenue reports are telling a much different story than previously expected. Not only are the gambling-related tax coffers still generating an influx of money, the lottery and gaming regulator is seeing record breaking revenue in the 2018-19 fiscal year, and they've got a host of new online casino games and budget-minded...

BCLC awaits winning lottery ticket claim from the Feb 22nd $25.9M Lotto Max jackpot drawing. Imagine for a moment what it would feel like to win $25 million? Now imagine being the winner of that incredible prize, and not even knowing it? Crazy right? But that’s exactly what’s happening right now in British Columbia,...

Who invented scratch cards, bringing instant success for instant win games? Scratch cards are easily among the most unique forms of gambling on the planet. Available in retail locations worldwide, they provide the ultimate convenience. There’s no need to travel to a casino, track, bingo hall, etc. There’s no complicated decision making involved. Buy...