Lottery Corporation: Misleading Representation

On February 16, 2004, the Bureau discontinued an inquiry it had launched on November 2, 1999, into the marketing practices of a lottery and game of chance corporation. An application filed by six persons resident in Canada alleged that in promoting its lottery games, the corporation made false and misleading statements to potential ticket purchasers and failed to disclose certain facts that could affect the purchaser's chance of winning. The Bureau discussed the issue with the corporation, which agreed to make changes to its practices to ensure that adequate information was provided to its retailers and, in turn, to consumers, including complete, up-to-date information about game prize structures, odds of winning and the number of claimed and unclaimed prizes.