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Playing the Canadian Lottery

The Canadian Lottery offers 2 national lotteries and 5 provincial lotteries. The two national games, Lotto 6/49 and 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, simply log onto the official Canadian lottery website. This site, like other official lottery, sites explains how to purchase tickets, and often times tickets can be purchased online so you can play most state lotteries from the comfort of your own home. You can also refer to official state websites for custom lottery news. Many sites offer lottery number generators to help make your lottery number picking easier for you. If you would like to purchase your tickets in person, you can also visit a local lottery terminal. No matter how you choose to purchase your tickets, or which tickets you choose to buy, you're bound to have some fun!

About the Author

Anthony Wayne works in the marketing department of online lottery site LuckyLotto in Pennsylvania. He is also editor of the Internet Bingo Blog a great source of internet bingo information.

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