To play with Formula Group, you can join a group organized by a retailer or consumer, or create your own group. To join a group organized by a merchant, ask directly at the distributor. “We found out that there was a group of people, that it was indisputable, that they were paying their money,” he said. Select a person who will act as a group captain to coordinate group members, collect payments and validate tickets. In 2005, four employees of a mission A-W, B.C., were brought to justice for a controversial $14.5 million ticket purchased by another group of nine employees. They each received US$1.1 million from the Lottery Corporation and the remainder were sent to court for arbitration. The OLG recommends that a person play the role of group leader, organize purchases and send a weekly email with the jackpot amount, draw date, game fee and payment deadline. Online group games allow players to acquire one or more shares in one group and group them together with the actions of other members. An action is a set number of selections or reads for a given product, to which one or more additional numbers can be added for one or more prints. The release configuration is defined by the group`s creator. With Formula Group, each participant receives a group ticket allowing them to check if it is a winning ticket with a self-service lottery checkerer, or if they can have their ticket validated and, if so, claim their share of a prize. Extra can also be played.
Ask the dealer how many additional numbers your group can play. There are three ways to play in a group: with online groups, with Formula Group at a retailer or with a group purchase contract. If photocoping Group Play lottery tickets for your group members, please be sure to fold the ticket just below the ENCORE number to show only the selection of numbers. Photocopy lottery tickets are not valid on OLG lottery terminals. The number of shares of the group (between 2 and 100) is also determined by the creator of the group. The final number of shares of the group is confirmed on the reference date of the bets and corresponds to the actual number of shares sold, whether or not the maximum number of shares has been reached. For example, a group defined as a maximum of 75 shares could ultimately consist of only 10 shares if so many shares had been sold by the betting deadline. The group`s creator also decides whether the group is public (for anyone using the search tool) or private (people can only join if they have the group`s web address (URL).
