When I was in Canada I played the local 649 Canadian Lottery (which costs $2 CAD by the way) and won a whole $10. This I played a round of poker with (at the local bridge club!) and managed to increase my winnings to $120 CAD, not bad for an old man you may say.......
finally on a whim I placed the bet on a horse at the local tote (10-1 for a place) and yes... my horse came in. So who said you could not turn a crummy $2 CAD into $1200 CAD!

The Canadian Lotteries began in 1969, and are now run by 5 corporations across Canada. National games such as the Lotto 649 are run by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation. There are also many other games played across provinces and territories.

The 649 draw (6 balls from 49 of course) runs every Wednesday and Saturday. Approx 36% of ticket revenue is returned to the Governments - each of which use in their own way, from sponsoring the Canada games to supporting local fundraisers.

Eastern Canada tends to show more jackpot winners - but only because 65% of tickets are purchased in Ontario and Quebec, which is in line with their populations compared to the rest of Canada. So don't relocate to increase your chances!

The Canada Lotto 649 jackpot is usually $2 million for a match 6 prize - but a couple of friends from Charlottetown, P.E.I. recently shared a nicer jackpot. The store clerk checking their ticket proudly announced they had won fifty thousand dollars until another employee pointed out there were far too many zero's for fifty thousand dollars - and it was actually $5 million they happily split.