A store in
Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia, has been banned from selling Scratch 'n Win lotto
tickets after a surprise inspection revealed tickets had been tampered with.
When an
inspector from the Alcohol and Gaming Division of Service Nova Scotia turned up
at Joey's Convenience store in Beaver Bank Road earlier this month, the routine
visit revealed systematic scratches to the tickets that made it possible to
ascertain whether any of them were winners.
The tickets
were seized and presented to the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC). Tampering
was confirmed; the ALC banned the store from selling tickets for 90 days, and
could impose a fine of up to $50,000.
The ALC organize
all of the main Canadian Lotto draws including Lotto Max and Lotto 649.
