Lucky 888 Sweepstakes
Lucky 888 Sweepstakes
Have fortune favor you this Lunar New Year!
With Lucky 888, it’s your chance to win big! That means a chance at $88,888 – that's a lot of lucky 8s!
Take your shot at these amazing prizes
HOW TO EARN ENTRIES:
| 1. | Click the “Opt-in” button at the top of this page |
| 2. | Spend a minimum of $8 cash on Lottery, Casino†, or PROLINE+ to earn one entry. You earn an entry for every $8 cash spent. |
| 3. | Spend $88 on Lottery, Casino†, or PROLINE+ to get 8 additional bonus entries^ |
| 4. | Earn up to maximum of 300 entries |
EXAMPLES OF HOW TO EARN ENTRIES:
Play one (1) Product:
$8 Lottery ticket = $8 = 1 Entry
Play two (2) or three (3) Products:
$5 Lottery ticket + $5 Sports bet + $6 Casino bet = $16 = 2 Entries
Additional Bonus Entries:
$28 Lottery ticket + $20 Sports bet + $40 Casino bet = $88 = 11 Entry + 8 additional bonus entries = 19 Total entries
Opt-in before January 29, 2023 to be eligible for your chance to win $88,888!
And stay tuned for the draw on January 31, 2023 at approximately 2PM.
†Casino Slot, Instant and Progressive Jackpot Games
^Bonus entries can only be earned once when eligible spend is equal or higher than $88
*Terms and Conditions apply. No purchase necessary. Must be 19 years of age or older and a resident of Ontario located in the province at the time of entry. Must have a valid OLG.ca Player Account that has been selected to participate in this Promotion. One (1) $88,888 grand prize and eight (8) $8,888 second prize available to be won. 9 winners in total will be chosen on January 31, 2023 at approximately 2:00 pm. The cash prize will be paid to the Cash Balance of the winner’s OLG.ca Player Account.
“Lucky 888 Sweepstakes”
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
January 16, 2023 – January 29, 2023
INTRODUCTION
- These Promotion Specific Terms (the “Promotion Specific Terms”) contain the specific terms and conditions which govern the “Lucky 888 Sweepstakes” (the “Promotion”). By opting-in to this Promotion, a Player, Prospective Player, Intending Player, or any other user (as applicable) (all the foregoing, hereinafter an “Individual”) is confirming that they understand, accept, and agree to be bound by these Promotion Specific Terms which govern this Promotion.
- This Promotion is subject to the General Terms which may be found here. The General Terms are hereby incorporated into and form part of these Promotion Specific Terms. Any conflict or inconsistency between these Promotion Specific Terms and the General Terms shall be resolved in accordance with the General Terms, unless otherwise specified in these Promotion Specific Terms in accordance with Section 1.4 of the General Terms. Any capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the General Terms.
- The General Terms contain the terms and conditions that govern, among other things, Merged Bonuses, Wager Requirements, Wager Periods, and Qualifying Requirements. If an Individual does not agree with these Promotion Specific Terms of the General Terms, they must (i) not opt in to the Promotion; or (ii) immediately opt-out of the Promotion in accordance with Section 6.2.
- This Promotion is intended to be conducted separately and with a distinct set of Promotion Specific Terms from all other promotions being administered by OLG.
Promotion Eligibility
- The Promotion is available in Ontario only and only to those Individuals residing in Ontario who (at the time of participation):
- are nineteen (19) years of age or older;
- have a valid Player Account on OLG.ca that is in good standing in accordance with the Player Agreement and has not been archived, registered for My PlayBreak, or deactivated; and
- have been selected by OLG, in its sole and absolute discretion (each, an “Eligible Participant” and collectively, “Eligible Participants”).
Volunteers, employees, officers, and directors of OLG, any of OLG’s advertising, promotion and contest management agencies, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (“AGCO”), and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, members, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees are not eligible to participate in this Promotion.
- In the event that an Individual does not meet the eligibility requirements as set forth herein, OLG has the right, in its sole discretion, to reject or disqualify the Individual from participating in this Promotion. The disqualified Individual will not be entitled to any Bonus, Entry, or any other substitute benefit due to such disqualification.
Promotion Period
- This Promotion commences January 16, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. EST and ends on January 29, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST (the “Promotion Period”).
- An Eligible Participant may earn Entries for this Promotion upon successfully Opting-In to the Promotion in accordance with Section 6.1 during the Promotion Period and earning Entries through any combination of methods, as applicable, contemplated in Sections 6.3, 6.4 and Section 6.5 (up to the stipulated maximum number of Entries). An Eligible Participant cannot earn Entries for this Promotion at any time outside of the Promotion Period.
4Odds, No Purchase Necessary
- The odds of winning a Prize in this Promotion vary depending on number of Entries received by OLG during the Promotion Period.
- THERE IS NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROMOTION.
Prizes
- There are a total of nine (9) prizes available to be won in this Promotion as described below (each a “Prize” and collectively the “Prizes”):
Prize Number Available Approximate Retail Value of Each Prize Eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight dollars ($88,888.00) CAD in Unutilized Funds credited to the Cash Balance of the Eligible Participant’s Player Account (“Grand Prize”)
1
$88,888.00
Eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight dollars ($8,888.00) CAD in Unutilized Funds credited to the Cash Balance of the Eligible Participant’s Player Account (“Second Place Prize”)
8
$8,888.00
- There is a limit of one (1) Prize per Eligible Participant.
- Prizes are non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded.
- In the event a Prize cannot be awarded as originally contemplated by these Promotion Specific Terms for circumstances outside of OLG’s control, OLG may, in its discretion, substitute a Prize of equal or greater approximate retailer value. No substitutions are to be made except at OLG’s election. Except as specifically provided herein, an unclaimed Prize will not be awarded.
How to Participate
- How to Opt-In: To enter this Promotion, an Eligible Participant must first opt-in (“Opt-In”) to the Promotion during the Promotion Period as follows:
- Eligible Participants must log-in to their Player Account;
- Eligible Participants must navigate to the “Promotions Lobby” and Opt-in to the Promotion by selecting “Opt In” on the tile for this Promotion (“Promotion Tile”) or an Eligible Participant may navigate to the “Promotion Detail Page” and select the “Opt-In” button;
- Eligible Participants may only Opt-In to the Promotion one (1) time;
- Upon Opting-In, Eligible Participants will be presented a notification indicating that their Opt-In was successful. The Promotion Tile will then appear in the Eligible Participant’s “Your Active Promotions” section of their Player Account.
- Upon Opting-In to this Promotion, Eligible Participants may start earning Entries through any combination of methods, as applicable, contemplated in Sections 6.3, 6.4 and Section 6.5. For certainty, an Eligible Participant cannot earn more than three hundred (300) Entries during the Promotion Period, irrespective of the method(s) used to earn such Entries. Purchases and wagers made prior to Opting-In will not be counted towards the earning of Entries in respect of this Promotion. If the Eligible Participant no longer wishes to participate in the Promotion after completing the steps set out in Section 6.1, they must opt-out from the Promotion by contacting Player Support through the “Contact Us” page.
- How to Earn Entries: An Eligible Participant will earn one (1) entry for this Promotion (each, an "Entry", and collectively, the "Entries") for every eight dollars ($8.00) of Unutilized Funds spent, in aggregate, during the Promotion Period, on any combination of the following Game categories:
- in “Instant Games” found under the “Casino Lobby” on OLG.ca (“Casino Instant Games”) or “Slot Games” found under the “Casino Lobby” on OLG.ca (“Casino Slot Games”) or “Jackpot Games” found under the “Casino Lobby” on OLG.ca (“Casino Jackpot Games”) (collectively, the “Casino Category”);
- the Sports Betting Game Played Online, PROLINE+(“PROLINE+ Category”); and/or
- Draw-Based Lottery Games Played Online. (“Lottery Category”).
By way of example, if an Eligible Participant wagers eight dollars ($8.00 CAD) on Casino Instant Games, four dollars ($4.00 CAD) on PROLINE+, and purchases four dollars ($4.00 CAD) worth of Draw-Based Lottery Games Played Online, they will earn two (2) Entries pursuant to this Section 6.3, If the total amount wagered or purchased is not a multiple of eight (8), the number of Entries will be calculated based on rounding down to the nearest multiple of eight (8). By way of example, if an Eligible Participant wagers twenty dollars ($20.00 CAD) on Casino Slot Games, they will earn two (2) Entries.
- Additional Bonus Entries: Provided they earned an Entry in accordance with Section 6.3, an Eligible Participant will earn additional bonus Entries if they satisfy the following requirement between the time of Opt-In and the end of the Promotion Period:
- An Eligible Participant will earn eight (8) additional bonus Entries if they spend eighty-eight dollars ($88.00 CAD) or more in Unutilized Funds, in aggregate, on Casino Category, Lottery Category or PROLINE+ Category.
For certainty, an Eligible Participant can only earn the additional bonus Entries contemplated in (i) above once during the Promotion Period, but is not eligible to earn additional bonus Entries in respect of both Section 6.4 and Section 6.5(c). By way of example, if an Eligible Participant wagers one hundred and seventy-six dollars ($176.00 CAD) on Casino Slot Games, they will earn eight (8) additional bonus Entries.
- An Eligible Participant can earn a maximum total of three hundred (300) Entries during the Promotion Period, irrespective of the method(s) used to earn such Entries.
- For the avoidance of doubt, if an Eligible Participant has an active subscription(s) for Draw-Based Lottery Games Played Online and Opts-In to the Promotion during the Promotion Period, only the tickets that are purchased using Unutilized Funds between Opting-In and the end of the Promotion Period contribute towards earning Entries.
- Any wagers on or purchases in respect of Games that do not fall into the categories contemplated in Section 6.3 will not qualify for entry into this Promotion. OLG, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether a given wager or purchase is eligible for entry.
- No Purchase Necessary Option: An Eligible Participant is not required to make any purchase or wager any Unutilized Funds to participate in this Promotion and a purchase or wager will not improve the chances of winning. If an Eligible Participant wishes to participate in this Promotion without such purchase or wager, they may:
- Print their first name, last name, telephone number and complete mailing address (including postal code) on a plain white piece of paper and mail it (in an envelope with sufficient postage) along with a one hundred (100) or more word, unique and original handwritten, essay (the "Essay") on why they like a particular online casino slot Game (“Casino Essay”), favorite sport on PROLINE+ (“PROLINE+ Essay”), or particular lottery Games (“Lottery Essay”), as applicable, to: Digital Product Management – Retention, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, OLG.ca, 4120 Yonge Street, North York, ON M2P 2B8 (the "Request"). The Essay must include the Eligible Participant's OLG.ca username and address as registered on the Eligible Participant's Player Account. Each request will be deemed to have been made on the day it was received by OLG. For certainty, any Request which includes written content unrelated to the required subject matter of the Casino Essay, PROLINE+ Essay or Lottery Essay, as applicable, shall not qualify for an Entry or any additional Entries;
- The Eligible Participant will earn one (1) Entry for each unique Request submitted in accordance with Section 6.5(a). For certainty, an Eligible Participant cannot earn more than three hundred (300) Entries during the Promotion Period, irrespective of the method(s) used to earn such Entries;
- Additional Bonus Entries for No Purchase Necessary Option: Provided they earned an Entry in accordance with either Section 6.3 or 6.5(a), an Eligible Participant will earn the applicable additional bonus Entries if they satisfy the following requirements between the time of Opt-In and the end of the Promotion Period:
- An Eligible Participant will earn eight (8) additional Entries if they submit to the coordinates contemplated in Section 6.5(a) eleven (11) Essays. Each of the eleven (11) Essays must be on one of the following Essay categories: Casino Essay, PROLINE+ Essay or Lottery Essay.
For certainty, an Eligible Participant can only earn the additional bonus Entries contemplated in (i) once, but is not eligible to earn additional bonus Entries in respect of both (i) and Section 6.4.
- To be eligible, any Request that an Eligible Participant submits must: (i) be received separately, each in a separate envelope each bearing sufficient postage (e.g., multiple Requests in the same envelope will be void); (ii) be post-marked during the Promotion Period and received by OLG during the Promotion Period; and (iii) specify the name of this Promotion, “Lucky 888 Sweepstakes” (Requests that fail to specify are void); and
- In no event can an Eligible Participant combine Requests and the purchase/wager option of obtaining Entries to exceed the maximum amount of Entries that can be earned in respect of this Promotion as contemplated in Section 6.2.
Selection Process
- On January 31, 2023 at approximately 3:00 p.m. EST in Toronto, Ontario, eighteen (18) Eligible Participants will be selected by a random draw (the “Prize Draw”) from all eligible Entries received by OLG in accordance with these Promotion Specific Terms.
- For the purpose of the Promotion Specific Terms, an “Eligible Winner” is the earliest Selected Participant that has not been disqualified pursuant to the Promotion Specific Terms and is eligible to redeem a Prize, subject to Section 8.
- The selection of Eligible Winners shall be determined as follows (each a “Selected Participant”):
- The first selected Eligible Participant drawn will be the Eligible Winner for one (1) Grand Prize;
- The next eight (8) selected Eligible Participant drawn will be the Eligible Winner for one (1) Second Place Prize and;
- The next nine (9) Eligible Participants will be drawn as back-up entries (“Back-up Entry”) in the event one of the first nine (9) Selected Participants cannot be contacted, are found to be ineligible, or fail to complete the Skill-Testing Question. The Back-Up Entry will replace the disqualified Selected Participants in descending order starting with the Grand Prize in accordance with the order in which the Back-Up Entries were drawn.
Prize Redemption and Skill Testing Question
- For the purpose of the Promotion Specific Terms, a “Winner” is an Eligible Winner who redeems the Prize by first completing the following requirements within timelines prescribed by OLG:
- the Eligible Winner must follow the instructions on claiming the Prize in accordance with Section 8.2;
- the Eligible Winner must confirm receipt of the OLG notification that he/she is the Eligible Winner in accordance with Section 8.3;
- if applicable, the Eligible Winner must satisfy the requirements in Section 8.5;
- if applicable, the Eligible Winner must satisfy the requirements in Section 8.6; and
- the Eligible Winner must correctly answer the Skill-Testing Question in accordance with Section 8.7.
- An Eligible Winner will be initially notified of their status as an Eligible Winner and to arrange for redemption of the Prize by email according to the contact information associated with their Player Account within forty-eight (48) hours of the time of the Prize Draw. This notification will include a Skill-Testing Question as contemplated in Section 8.7. The second attempt will be made two (2) days after the first attempt and the third attempt will be made within five (5) days after the second attempt. The second and third notification attempts will be made either by email or telephone according to the Eligible Winner’s contact information associated with their Player Account. The Eligible Winner will be required to follow the instructions on claiming the Prize detailed in such email to remain eligible for this Promotion.
- The Eligible Winner must confirm receipt of the OLG notification that they are the Eligible Winner, according to the instructions provided by OLG in its notification, within ten (10) days from the first attempt of contact to claim the Prize (“Prize Acknowledgement Deadline”). If the Eligible Winner fails to do so, they may lose any entitlement to the Prize and OLG reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select a new Eligible Winner from the eligible Back-Up Entries that were received in accordance with these Promotion Specific Terms (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such newly selected Eligible Winner).
- OLG will use reasonable efforts to notify the Selected Participants by telephone, email or mail, each of which according to the contact information registered on their Player Account, that they are an Eligible Winner and to arrange for the fulfilment of their Prize.
- An Eligible Winner, when instructed by OLG, must execute, and return OLG's standard declaration and release form which, among other matters:
- confirms their eligibility and compliance with the Promotion Specific Terms;
- acknowledges acceptance of the applicable Prize (as awarded);
- releases OLG from liability in connection with the conduct of the Promotion and/or the awarding of the Prize; and
- agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of their name, address, voice, statements about the Promotion and/or photograph or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by or on behalf of OLG in any manner or medium whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the internet.
- In order to claim the Prize, the Eligible Winner may be required to present a valid government issued photo identification. If the Eligible Winner fails to do so, the applicable Prize may not be awarded and OLG has no obligation to award any substitute prizes or rewards.
- An Eligible Winner must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question (the “Skill-Testing Question”) without mechanical or other aid in order to claim the Prize. The Skill-Testing Question will be communicated to the Eligible Winner as part of the initial notification of the Eligible Winner’s status as Eligible Winner contemplated in Section 8.2. Without limiting the generality of the forgoing, OLG may, in its sole and absolute discretion, administer an alternate test of skill as required to comply with applicable law (including applicable accessibility legislation).
- If an Eligible Winner fails to respond to OLG in accordance with any of the instructions provided in a communication to the Eligible Winner, or if the Eligible Winner fails to correctly answer the Skill-Testing Question within the timeframes detailed by OLG, the Eligible Winner may be disqualified from the Promotion at OLG’s sole and absolute discretion.
General Terms
- OLG reserves the right to deny an Entry or reject an Entry once accepted, for any reason which, in its sole judgment and discretion, it deems proper.
For any questions relating to this program, please contact Player Support at playersupport@olg.ca or by calling 1-855-978-7529.