Critics take jab at new poker lotto

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A new poker lotto game from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is just another way for Premier Dalton McGuinty’s cash-strapped government to prey on the poor, opposition parties charge.

The game has a main prize of $100,000 drawn every night but players who put down $2 for a ticket during the day could win up to $5,000 instantly for a quick-pick hand of cards generated by lottery terminals.

“The hook is the instant win,” said NDP justice critic Peter Kormos. “It’s not the high rollers who play these $2 games, it’s low-income people who play them in their neighbourhood. They stop in at the corner store.”

The NDP called for a halt to new lottery games after OLG announced it will move forward with Internet gambling with the government’s blessing, raising concerns that problem gamblers will sit at home and feed their addiction in private.

“All that Dalton McGuinty is interested in is taking more money out of the pockets of families,” said Progressive Conservative Tim Hudak, although he would not call on the government to stop any new lottery games.

The Liberal government is facing a deficit of $19.3 billion this year in the wake of the recession.

The poker lotto game began Tuesday with 200,000 tickets sold, said Greg McKenzie, senior vice-president of lotteries at OLG. It’s aimed at twenty-somethings who are into the poker craze.

“The lottery business is largely an aging business so we’re looking for a younger customer — over 18, of course,” said McKenzie.

“We have a player base that’s looking for fun, exciting and changing opportunities.”

He noted the poker lotto game is expected to bring in gross revenues of $60 million this year, with 30 per cent or $18 million of that going into government coffers to help fund programs.

Kormos said OLG is desperate to come up with new revenue opportunities because business is down at its casinos. The lottery corporation turned $2 billion in profits to taxpayers last year.

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/858274--critics-take-jab-at-new-poker-lotto

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批评者采取新的扑克乐透山

来自安大略省的新扑克彩票和博彩公司的乐透游戏只是另一种对穷人，反对党收取省长麦坚迪的现金拮据的政府猎物的方法。

游戏有一个晚上，但每个球员制定谁放下白天2元一张票可以赢得了一个由彩票终端生成卡快速回升至5,000元，即刻手10万美元的主要奖项。

“钩子是即时的胜利，”彼得说，新民主党司法评论家Kormos。 “这不是谁玩这些游戏的高2元辊，它是低收入者谁发挥它们为邻。他们停在角落里储存。“

新民主党呼吁新彩票游戏停止后OLG宣布，将移动互联网与政府的祝福令人担忧的问题赌徒坐在家里和饲料的私人成瘾，赌博前进。

“所有这一切道尔顿麦坚迪在接受更多的钱，是出于对家庭的口袋感兴趣，”进步保守党添哈达克说，尽管他不会要求政府停止任何新的彩票游戏。

自由党政府正面临着经济衰退后的193亿美元，今年的赤字。

扑克游戏乐透周二开始销售门票20万格雷格说，麦肯齐，高级副总裁OLG彩票。它的目的是在20多岁的年轻人谁把扑克热潮中。

“彩票业务主要是老龄化的事业，所以我们正在寻找一个较年轻的顾客看 - 18岁以上，当然，说：”麦肯齐。

“我们有一个球员基地的寻找乐趣，令人兴奋的和不断变化的机遇。”

他指出，扑克乐透游戏预计将在6000万美元，今年总收入的百分之18美元，该进入国库资金的方案，以帮助30万。

Kormos说OLG是急于推出新的收入机会，因为在其业务是下降的赌场。彩票公司上缴利润20亿美元纳税人的最后一年。