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    Lottery Licence #RAF1279280

    Eligibility

    1. Ticket purchasers must be 18 years or older to enter the OFAH Catch the Ace Raffle.
    2. Ticket purchasers must be located in Ontario at the time of purchase.
    3. The following persons are prohibited from purchasing tickets in the OFAH Catch the Ace Raffle: OFAH Staff, OFAH Board of Directors, members of licence gaming suppliers providing services to OFAH Catch the Ace and any individuals domicile with prohibited persons.

    Ticket Sales

    1. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ofahcta.ca.
    2. Ticket sales for each week will be cut off at 11:59 p.m. every Tuesday, the night before the draw.
    3. The weekly draw will take place at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday.
    4. Tickets will be available every Wednesday following the previous week’s draw at 10:00 am, in the event the Ace is not found.
    5. Tickets are available for purchase at the following prices: 10 tickets for $10, 60 tickets for $20 and 200 tickets for $40.
    6. Ticket purchasers will select a virtual numbered playing card from the remaining playing cards available at the time of purchase. Each numbered playing card contains a hidden card from a standard 52 card deck. The number of cards available for selection begins with 52 and declines by one each week that the card selected by the Weekly Prize winner reveals a playing card other than the Ace of Spades.
    7. Each purchaser will select a single card per transaction. The selected card will be associated with all tickets included in the ticket order. Multiple cards may not be selected within a single ticket order.
    8. There is no limit to the number of tickets available.
    9. All tickets will be delivered via email only. It is the responsibility of the ticket purchaser to ensure that they receive their tickets; however, purchasers do not need their tickets in hand to be included in the draws. If you have not received your ticket(s), please contact us at cta@ofah.org

    Draws, Prizes and Winners

    1. A single ticket number will be selected each week by a Random Number Generation (RNG) program, from all raffle ticket numbers sold during the week leading up to the draw.
    2. Each weekly draw winner will receive a single cash prize equal to 20 percent of all ticket sales collected during the weekly draw. Following the weekly draw, the playing card associated with the winning ticket order will be revealed.
    3. If the numbered playing card associated with the winning weekly draw ticket reveals the Ace of Spades, the weekly draw winner will also receive the Catch the Ace Progressive Jackpot, consisting of 30 percent of all ticket sales collected over all weeks. The OFAH Catch the Ace Raffle is then concluded. The progressive jackpot will have a minimum guaranteed value of $10,000 until ticket sales surpass $33,333.34. Once ticket sales exceed this amount, the progressive Jackpot will increase as outlined above.
    4. If the numbered playing card associated with the winning weekly draw ticket reveals any playing card other than the Ace of Spades, 30 percent of the ticket sales for the week will be added to the Progressive Jackpot. All tickets from the previous week are then voided and ticket sales commence for the next weekly draw.
    5. The winning ticket number will be posted to www.ofahcta.ca following each weekly draw, along with the weekly prize amount and the revealed card associated with the weekly winning ticket -OFAH will promote the winning ticket number on OFAH social media channels.
    6. Ticket holders do not have to be present at the draws in order to win or to claim their prize. The winner will be contacted by OFAH staff by phone call or email.
    7. Prizes will be secured for a period of six (6) months following each weekly draw. Unclaimed prizes will be reported to, and a charitable allocation will be approved by, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
    8. The winner must provide photo identification, verifying their full name and address upon claiming their prize.

    General

    By purchasing a ticket in the OFAH Catch the Ace Raffle, 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 OFAH prior to the purchase of a ticket.

    All orders will be processed and fulfilled using the Ascend Fundraising Solutions raffle management system. In the event of any discrepancy, the records of Ascend Fundraising Solutions shall be deemed correct and final. The OFAH is responsible for the conduct and management of the raffle. The liability of the licensee shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.

    Privacy

    1. By claiming a prize, winner consents to the use of their likeness/photograph, first and last name, ticket number, city/town of residence and the audio/video recording (or written transcription) of the winner notification telephone call, for any publicity purposes by the OFAH. The OFAH respects the privacy of its raffle supporters; we do not sell, rent, or trade our supporter lists. The information we collect is used to process raffle ticket purchases, keep our supporters informed about the activities of The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, and ask for their support for our mission to foster conservation projects the Province of Ontario. If at any time you wish to be excluded from such contacts, call us at 705-748-6324 and we will accommodate your request.
    2. The OFAH’s privacy statement can be viewed at https://www.ofah.org/privacy-statement/

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