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Odds of Winning

ALC offers a wide variety of entertaining games that offer a chance to win prizes ranging from a free ticket to millions of dollars. Part of ALC’s mandate for offering our products responsibly is to help players understand the odds of winning our games. The one thing all games have in common is that winning or losing is based on randomness. While the dream of winning is exciting, it’s important to keep in mind what the true chances of winning the top prize are.

  • Instant Tickets
    ALC offers a wide variety of Scratch'n Win and Breakopen tickets, each with a unique prize structure which impacts the odds. The odds of winning any prize are clearly stated on the back of each ticket.
     
  • Draw Games
    Product Odds of winning
    any prize    		 Odds of winning
    top prize
    • Lotto 6/49 1 in 32.3 1 in 13,983,816
    • Lotto Super 7 1 in 5.887 1 in 20,963,833
    • TAG 1 in 9.9 1 in 600,000
    • Atlantic 49 1 in 27 1 in 6,991,908
    • BUCKO! 1 in 4.5 1 in 249,800
    • Twist 1 in 14.72 1 in 1,493,077
    • Pik 4 1 in 15 1 in 14,125
    • The odds for Keno Atlantic depend on the number of spots selected.

    Please note: Odds are based on the minimum wager for each product. For example, the minimum wager for Super 7 offers 3 lines of numbers whereas Lotto 6/49's minimum wager consists of 1 line of numbers.

  • Sports Products
    The odds for the sports games PRO•LINE, Over/Under and GameDay fluctuate with the sporting events selected by the player. Players can choose to wager on outcomes with higher odds (underdogs) or lower odds (favorites). They can also choose to wager on more events (up to six) or fewer events (as few as three) per ticket. Choosing more underdogs and playing more events on a ticket will increase the potential payout, but it also means a lower likelihood of winning.
     
  • EGDs (slot machines)
    Each slot machine or EGD has a unique prize structure which can vary greatly between products. The games have a variety of denominations (i.e. 1¢, 2¢, 5¢, 25¢ and $1) which also impacts the potential top prize amount. Provincial regulation has set the overall prize payout for any slot machine at a minimum of 80%.