Atlantic Lottery hackathon searches for innovative next-generation products

It may have been cold outside, but there was a fresh pot of hot ideas percolating at the Atlantic Lottery Lotto Game Super Hackathon, which took place Feb. 8-10 in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, in partnership with Volta, Venn and Startup Zone.

Check your tickets anywhere!

Did you know that you can now check your Atlantic Lottery retail tickets with a simple scan of your mobile devices? It’s part of the newest feature offered through the updated Atlantic Lottery Mobile App.
“People told us they wanted the convenience of a mobile ticket checker,” said Joey Cormier,

Atlantic Lottery joins United Way to celebrate successful annual fundraising campaign

The United Way of Greater Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick recently celebrated the close of its 2018 fundraising campaign, which raised a total of $2,381,079.74. Atlantic Lottery was once again a proud corporate partner, with employees from its Moncton head office donating $82,070 through fundraising activities and payroll contributions.

Atlantic Lottery unveils new location in Nova Scotia

Atlantic Lottery has moved its Nova Scotia regional office into a new, contemporary space in the new Nova Centre in downtown Halifax. Players who have won a major prize can now visit the downtown Halifax space to claim their big wins.
“Our new location provides great opportunities for Atlantic Lottery to establish a brand presence in the busy downtown core,” said Brent Scrimshaw,

Offering responsible products to help keep gambling fun and entertaining

Responsible gambling is core to Atlantic Lottery’s values. Our mandate is to provide regulated and responsible products for Atlantic Canadians who choose to play and it’s a goal we take seriously – whether you play our games in-person or online.
The Atlantic Lottery team continues to implement product enhancements regularly,

Red Shores receives prestigious responsible gambling certification

Maintaining its high standards in the area of responsible gambling, Red Shores Charlottetown was recently recertified as an RG Check accredited venue.
“We are excited to have this prestigious responsible gambling certification,” says Michael MacKinnon, managing director of Red Shores. “It is a testament to all the things we do day in and day out to ensure our locations are offering a safe and responsible gaming environment.”
Based on a comprehensive set of responsible gambling (RG) standards,

Wins by the numbers: Count the winnings!

 
Each and every day, Atlantic Canadians are winning on Atlantic Lottery products. We are in week 14 of the calendar year and already, we have had 14 major wins ($500,000 or more) in the Atlantic Region!
Here’s a look at the prizes won so far in 2019:

A total of $16 million dollars has been given away for those 14 wins—$16,225,000 to be exact!

What do you mean lottery prizes go unclaimed?

Every day Atlantic Lottery awards an average of 90,000 prizes – both big and small – to Atlantic Canadians.
Whenever there is a big win in Atlantic Canada, it’s plastered on Atlantic Lottery’s website, shared on social media, talked about on the radio and even included in the newspaper.