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Download the Lottery Responsible Gaming brochure. Vist OLG's Responsible Gaming Section to learn more about playing responsibly. Playing lottery games can be a lot of fun, as long as you remember that these games are for entertainment and cost money. Buying a lottery ticket can be very exciting, but it's important to remember to purchase only what you can afford. Warning signs that lottery play is a problem
If you are concerned about any of the warning signs, help is available by calling: Lotteries are age-restricted products
OLG takes underage lottery play very seriously. You must be 18 years of age or older to purchase lottery tickets in Ontario. By law, selling lottery products to minors is illegal. It is a provincial offence punishable with significant fines for a retailer to sell a ticket to a minor. Ensuring that no one under the age of 18 years can buy or redeem lottery products is part of responsible play. Giving tickets to minors as gifts or asking them to scratch your tickets may give conflicting messages about who these products are intended for. In addition, including minors in your lottery play, as innocent as it may seem, may increase the risk that they will experience gambling problems in the future. If you have information about any retailer selling lottery tickets to minors, please call OLG's Customer Excellence Centre at 1-800-387-0098. Lottery MythsCan you improve your odds of winning LOTTO or INSTANT games?No. Your level of skill, personal strategies, or superstitions cannot influence the final outcome of the game. Due to the random nature of lottery games, it is impossible to predict what combination of numbers will be drawn or which INSTANT ticket will be a winner. You CANNOT improve your odds by:
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