Playing the Canadian Lottery

The Canadian Lottery offers 2 national lotteries and 5 provincial lotteries. The two national games, Lotto 6/49 and lotto Super 7, are available to all of Canada. These games provide larger jackpots than the Provincial games because they are played by more people. As a result, the jackpots can rise faster and higher than other games. The 5 provincial lotteries providing lots of exciting games for their respective citizens are: Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Western Canada.

Playing Lotto 6/49

One of the most popular and lucrative Canada Lottery games is Lotto 6/49. In 2005 it paid out a record jackpot of $54.3 Million! A Lotto 6/49 ticket only costs $2 and provides an opportunity to win millions! To play Lotto 6/49 you simply select six numbers from a field of 1 to 49. If you match even 2 of your numbers and the bonus ball, you receive a cash prize! Lotto 6/49 drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday nights after 8:00 pm CT.

Playing Super 7

Another exciting Canada Lottery game is Super 7, known as Canada's big Friday Lotto game! Super 7 only costs $2 and gives you the chance to win millions of dollars. The record Super 7 jackpot of $37.8 was won in 2002. You can also pay an additional dollar to add Friday's EXTRA for a chance to win the $250,000 top prize. To play Super 7, you simply select seven numbers from 1 to 47. If you match at least 3 numbers, you win! Super 7 drawings are held every Friday after 8:00 pm CT.

Playing Provincial Lotteries

All 5 Provincial Lotteries participate in both national lotteries as well as providing their own exciting lotteries. Atlantic Canada offers 10 exciting lottery games for you to play. British Columbia offers 6 exciting games to keep you having fun! Ontario provides a whopping 13 games for you to play. Western Canada provides 7 fantastic games to keep you having fun. And topping the list, Quebec offers an amazing 23 lottery games, so you'll never get bored!

Buying Canada Lottery Tickets

If you are intrigued by these Canada Lottery games but don't live in Canada check out the official Canadian lottery website. At the present time the Canadian lottery does now allow the sale of online lottery tickets. This can be a serious inconvenience for those in the Northern provinces who often must travel long distances to reach the nearest lottery retailer. Hopefully Canada will give its residents the ability to purchase lotto tickets online in the near future.