Lottery License M841075 & 841076
Rules
The Leamington Portuguese Community Club, Catch the Ace lottery, is a progressive raffle lottery; a multiple-draw game in which participants purchase tickets for a weekly chance to win and is managed and instituted by Executive members of the Leamington Portuguese Community Club. The lottery operates under the terms and conditions of Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
BUYING A TICKET
Participants must be 18 years of age or older to purchase tickets. Proof of age may be required at ticket outlets. Any minor purchasing tickets will be disqualified from participating in the draw or winning. Tickets cannot be purchased in a minor’s name or on their behalf. These tickets would also be disqualified from participating in the weekly draw or winning.
Tickets are $5.00 each. Tickets will be sold at the Leamington Portuguese Community Club Office, located at 217 Talbot St. W., Point of sale cash, debit/credit machines may also be used for paper ticket sales. Tickets may be purchased at the office or bar during the following scheduled days and times:
Monday 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesday 10 am to 8 pm
Wednesday 10 am to 8 pm
Thursday 10 am to 8 pm
Friday 10 am to 8 pm
Note: The Leamington Portuguese Club is closed during Statutory Holiday’s.
Regardless of your home address, participants must be physically in the province of Ontario at the time of purchase. The purchaser is required to produce the ticket stub to redeem their prize.
FILLING OUT THE TICKET
Name on the ticket should match the name on photo identification.
For in-person purchase of paper tickets, the purchaser must
- Fill in the ticket, including name, contact information and one (1) envelope number per ticket. Enter a valid envelope number (1 to 52) from the list of available numbers on display at the sales location.
- Ensure the ticket is filled out completely and legibly.
- Both parts of the ticket should have the same envelope number clearly written as chosen by the purchaser.
The purchaser must not deface or alter the ticket by adding address stickers or anything that differentiates the ticket in weight, size or feel. This includes folding, bending or crumpling tickets. Any ticket found that has been altered will be removed from the draw or disqualified if found in the drum during the raffle draw.
NOTE: Tickets are only valid for the draw held the week they are purchased.
WHEN AND WHERE CAN YOU PURCHASE A TICKET
Ticket sales for Week One of this lottery will commence on Friday, April 10th, 2026. To purchase a paper ticket: Visit Leamington Portuguese Community Club Office, located at 217 Talbot St. W., until 11am of the draw day, which will be on Fridays at noon.
DISTRIBUTION OF WEEKLY TICKET SALES
Distribution of the weekly ticket sales revenue is as follows:
- 20% to the winning ticket holder
- 30% will be added to the progressive jackpot
- 50% will go to the Leamington Portuguese Community Club
THE DRAW
Each Friday at noon, at Leamington Portuguese Community Club, Restaurant Bar and Grill, located at 217 Talbot St. W. One (1) ticket will be randomly drawn manually from the ticket drum by an executive board member of Leamington Portuguese Community Club, or a patron, from all of tickets sold that week. Only one (1) ticket will be drawn each week. The envelope number shown on the ticket drawn will be opened.
If the envelope selected contains the Ace of Spades, the ticket holder receives the amount in the Catch the Ace progressive jackpot. This will conclude the series of draws for this raffle. If the envelope selected does not contain the Ace of Spades, the card will be destroyed, and the envelope number is removed from the subsequent draws Immediately before each draw the following will be announced to those present and publicly via Facebook Live:
- The number of the current weekly draw
- The ticket sales of the current weekly draw
- The draw prize twenty percent (20%) of the weekly sales
- The current progressive jackpot amount (including the thirty percent (30%) of the weekly sales
- Cumulative proceeds (50%) Leamington Portuguese Community Club
If the drawn ticket does not have an envelope number or has an invalid number, the lowest available number will be selected. If there is no lower number available, the next closest envelope will be determined as the selected envelope.
All draws will be video recorded and streamed via Facebook live to ensure lottery integrity. This includes the drawing of the ticket, selection of the envelope, opening the envelope, revealing the card and destruction of the card.
WINNING TICKET
The winning ticket holder will automatically win 20% of the weekly sales. The envelope number indicated on the ticket will be opened. The weekly and progressive winner(s) will receive their payment by cheque. An executive board member of the Leamington Portuguese Community Club will notify the winner by phone. To claim the prize, the winner must present photo identification. Additionally, the winner will sign a brief declaration confirming that they are the sole owner of the winning ticket.
Any winner who is paid a prize agrees to grant Leamington Portuguese Community an irrevocable right to publish, through all types of media broadcasting, including the internet, for the purposes of promoting the win, their full name, hometown and photograph without any claim for broadcasting, printing or other rights.
The winner who is paid a prize also gives to Leamington Portuguese Community Club the right to publish any additional information that they voluntarily provide. The winner shall have no claim against the LPCC for invasion of privacy or any other ground(s) by reason of the publication or broadcasting of their name, hometown or photograph or information voluntarily provided by the winner.
The winner will provide their full name, address and phone number to Leamington Portuguese Community Club for reporting requirements to AGCO.
Results of the draw will be posted on the Leamington Portuguese Community Club website at www. https://leamingtonportugueseclub.com/, on the LPCC Facebook page. Once the Ace of Spades is revealed, the lottery is concluded, and AGCO is notified immediately.
THINGS TO KNOW
The lottery will run until the Ace of Spades has been revealed.
The Leamington Portuguese Community Club reserves the right to prohibit or refuse ticket sales to any individual or group.
Each weekly ticket batch will be unique from draw to draw, in number sequence. There will be no duplication of ticket numbers per weekly draw under the license. Paper tickets will run in a sequence starting at 00001 consecutively.
Prizes will be secured for a period six (6) months following each weekly draw. Unclaimed prizes will be reported to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
By purchasing a ticket in the Leamington Portuguese Community Club, Catch the Ace Lottery, the purchaser acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to these rules. All inquiries regarding the conduct, chance of winning, prizing or procedures of lotteries are to be made to LPCC prior to the purchase of any ticket.
Ticket draws will take place at 12:00, noon on Fridays as indicated on draw date schedule. It is guaranteed that the draw will not take place prior to this time. However, depending on several factors including inclement weather, it may take place after this time. Organizers will do their best to keep as close to 12:00pm as possible, though delays are possible and at times inevitable. Should there be a need to cancel a regularly scheduled ticket draw; potential participants will be notified on our website https://leamingtonportugueseclub.com/,and through our Facebook page: Leamington Portuguese Club.
At least two executive board members of the LPCC team must participate in the creation of the board containing the 52 envelopes for the lottery. The creation of the board is recorded and available on our website for public view. The following stipulations must be followed:
- A new deck of 52 playing cards is shuffled thoroughly and placed face down. The cards are then individually placed into envelopes (cards are still face down) and then sealed. Once all 52 cards have been placed into envelopes and sealed, they are again shuffled/mixed. They are then numbered/labeled individually from 1-52, and placed in numerical order in a locked display case.
- The locked display case is held in the possession by the Leamington Portuguese Community Club Treasurer.
LPCC executive board members or their immediate family, who conduct and manage the draw cannot purchase tickets or have someone purchase a ticket for them in their name for that weekly draw.
Other than those listed above, all people assisting in the weekly draw, including members of the LPCC Board for Directors who are not conducting/managing the draw, will be eligible to have a ticket in the draw in their name.
Unclaimed prizes will be placed in safekeeping for a period of (6) six months from the date of the draw; and will receive approval from AGCO before distribution.
FORCE MAJEURE
If it is deemed that at any point during the Lottery, the LPCC executive board members who are conducting and managing the draw cannot ensure the safety of participants, staff, volunteers, and the public through every reasonable measure has been taken, those LPCC executive members will conclude the current lottery on the following Friday. Additional security measures will be added accordingly.
The Catch the Ace report Form 6044E, along with all supporting documentation will be submitted to the licensing authority within seven (7) calendar days after every fourth draw.
All funds raised, less allowable expenses, will be used for the support of the approved purchases, to support the development of cultural programs in the community and capital equipment for the Leamington Portuguese Community Club.
This raffle operates under the terms and conditions of AGCO.
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