Halifax mother and son share $500,000 prize on the first Mega 360 Million spin
It was like a game show atmosphere as Patricia and Michael Doiron of Halifax, N.S. were the first players to spin the giant Mega 360 Million wheel, taking home a $500,000 prize.
“I was excited, I was nervous, but then I settled right down when I saw the nice crowd,” Patricia said after employees at Atlantic Lottery’s head office recently cheered on their winning spin.
Atlantic Lottery puts Atlantic Canadians first by keeping more dollars in our region
At Atlantic Lottery, everything we do is rooted in putting Atlantic Canadians first. That means making sure 100 per cent of our profit is returned to the four Atlantic provinces, where it supports health care, education, infrastructure and other services we all rely on. It also means tackling one of the biggest challenges facing our industry today: the impact of illegal gambling operators.
‘I just started shaking’: N.B. woman wins $672K thanks to online progressive jackpot
Mary Hosford of Grand Manan, N.B. is $672,491 richer after winning the Mega Jackpot on Firework Fortune Frenzy, a progressive jackpot Instant Win game offered on alc.ca.
“I had been playing the game, but it was getting late so I decided to hit the button one last time and the Mega Jackpot came up,” Hosford said.
A win for Atlantic Canadians too: Court bans illegal offshore gambling site in Manitoba
Atlantic Lottery, along with British Columbia Lottery Corporation, Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation and Loto-Québec joined forces in 2022 to form the Canadian Lottery Coalition to help tackle the growing issue of illegal online gambling.
The coalition always knew it would take time to start seeing meaningful change,
