The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is a Canadian non-profit organization founded in 1974 that operates lottery and gaming-related activities for its members, the governments of

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and

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, the

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participate as associate members. WCLC works in conjunction with the

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(AGLC), Saskatchewan Lotteries (which is operated by Sask Sport under purview of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority), Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation, Lotteries Yukon and Sport North Lottery Authority. In conjunction with the

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, WCLC offers Canada's highest payout lotteries, Lotto 6/49, Lotto Max (which replaced

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in September 2009), and

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. In the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, WCLC produced a weekly televised drawing for the Western Express lottery, ''Winsday'', which aired regionally on

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via its western Canadian affiliates.Winsday Lotto Draw with Don Wittman (1985)
at YouTube Hosted by sportscaster Don Wittman, ''Winsday'' alternated between showing the draws (several were held each week) and featuring interviews and regional profiles.

Games offered

* Lotto 6/49 ** Western 6/49 * Lotto Max ** Western Max *

* Pick 2 * Pick 3 * Pick 4 * Sport Select (Proline, Over Under, Point Spread, Props, Pools) * Keno * Poker Lotto Note: The above list shows only draw-based games. WCLC also administers numerous scratch card-based lottery games.

Former games

*PayDay *The Provincial *Western Express (now the scratch card-based The Western)

References

External links

* Lotteries in Canada Computer-drawn lottery games Non-profit corporations Non-profit organizations based in Manitoba Organizations established in 1974 Organizations based in Winnipeg {{Nunavut-stub