Proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets, such as LOTTO MAX, LOTTO 6/49, and Scratch’N Win tickets, are the main fundraiser for more than 12,000 volunteer sport, culture, recreation and community groups in Saskatchewan. These lottery tickets are sold through a network of about 785 retailers across the province.
 

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The Duck Lake Variety Store

 

2010 marks the 25th year that Woody and Denise Magnusson have owned and operated Duck Lake Variety Store in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.  The local community store, with two full-time and two part-time staff, provides a large assortment of giftware, greeting cards for all occasions, toys, housewares, souvenirs, and seasonal items such as Christmas decorations.

With this vast array of services, the store has plenty to meet its customers' needs.  However, in May 2005, the oweners decided to strengthen the business with the addition of a Lottery Ticket Centre (LTC).

The attition fit well into the owners' business plan.  "We enjoy providing multiple services that encourage residents to purcahse goods locally," say the Magnussons.

 

The LTC offers a variety of SCRATCH 'N WIN and on-line tickets.  "The Lottery terminal has definitely increased customer traffic," say the Magnussons, adding that it also has helped boost the morale in the store.  "Everyone who works at teh store enjoys conversations with our local Lottery customers, as well as meeting visitors that frequent our artea during tourist season."

 

For Duck Lake Variety Store customers, the most popular SCRATCH 'N WIN ticket winner that we had in our store was $5,000, and a couple of customers have won over $1,000.  We are looking forward to selling a major winning ticket to one or more of our loyal customers."

 

As a Lottery Ticket Centre, the Magnussons also look forward to continue supporting community sport, culture and recreation programs. Proceeds from ticket sales support 12,000 sport, culture and recreation organizations in the province. Some of the beneficiary groups from the Duck Lake area have included: archery, Co-operative Senior Citizens, Goodwill Manor Auxiliary, Interpretive Centre, library, Lioness Club, minor ball and Museum Society Inc.

Sask Sport Inc. operates Saskatchewan Lotteries as the fundraiser for sport, culture and recreation through a licensing agreement with the Government of Saskatchewan to operate major lotteries in the province. 

Saskatchewan Lotteries markets lottery schemes jointly with the Western Canada Lottery Corporation in Saskatchewan, processing applications for lottery agreements, and entering into agreements to sell, advertise or distribute lottery products through a province-wide network of Retailer locations. Saskatchewan Lotteries is responsible for developing programs and procedures, training, maintaining files and agreements, and provides lottery products and services to the retailer network. For more information about Lottery Ticket Centre Retailers, refer to the Lottery Ticket Centre Policy Handbook.