Path: utzoo!lsuc!nrcaer!cognos!alzabo!tris
From: tris@alzabo.uucp (Tris Orendorff)
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: What selection of lottery tickets is available
Keywords: lottery tickets
Message-ID: <1989Dec23.203627.28518@alzabo.uucp>
Date: 23 Dec 89 20:36:27 GMT
References: <1711@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>
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brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian A. Onn) writes:

>As a last minute shopping item, I have decided to add a large quantity
>of lottery tickets to one of my gift packs.   The problem is I don't 
>play the lotteries myself, so I have no idea what is available, or what 
>each type of ticket sells.  Sure, I suppose I could go to the ticket counter
>and ask the agent to explain it to me, but this is inefficient, and gives
>me little time to study the various tickets and their odds, winnings, 
>scratch and win stuff, etc.

	Try the Provincial Lottery tickets.  Each ticket is usually
good for several draws around the holiday season.
	None of the lotteries are suitable for big wins.  I doubt that you
could set up a "Portfolio" of tickets that could come out with a one percent
profit.


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				Sincerely Yours
				Tris Orendorff
				tris@alzabo.uucp
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