SCHEDULE “C” 50/50 RAFFLE RULES
1. Licensee: The 50/50 Raffle (the “Raffle”) shall be conducted by the 50/50 Licensee pursuant to a license (the “License”) from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (“AGLC”) and in accordance with the Criminal Code of Canada, Alberta Gaming and Liquor Act and Regulations, AGLC Policy, AGLC Raffle Terms and Conditions, and the terms of the 50/50 Raffle Licensee Agreement between the 50/50 Licensee and Rafflebox Canada, Ltd. (the “Service Provider”).
2. Date and Location of Draw: The draw will take place by Random Number Generation (“RNG”) online at https://curlingalberta.ca during select days to coincide with the Kioti Tractor Champions Cup 2022 listed in the License (the “50/50 Licensed Event(s)”), provided the event takes place.
3. Rules: These are the official 50/50 Raffle Rules and are available upon request.
4. Eligibility: The Raffle is open to all persons who are in the Province of Alberta when purchasing tickets online. Ticket purchasers must be 18 years of age or older. Employees of the Service Provider, the 50/50 Licensee including its Board of Directors and Officers, Curling Alberta, and members of their immediate family (defined as mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, husband or wife, who reside in the same household) are NOT eligible to participate (defined as purchase tickets or receive prizes) in the 50/50 Raffle.
5. Minor Children: Adult ticket purchasers are not to give their ticket to a person under the age of eighteen (18) years as required by the Public Trustees Act.
6. Tickets: Ticket pricing shall be:
Regular: Ten dollars ($10.00) for one (1) ticket
Discount 2: Twenty dollars ($20.00) for five (5) tickets
Discount 3: Fifty dollars ($50.00) for thirty (30) tickets
There are 10,000 tickets assigned to the price category of 1 ticket for $10.00 (value of $100,000.00). The ticket number is assigned by the computer and is e-mailed or printed with a leading alpha character of “C”. Next there are 75,000 tickets assigned to the price category of 5 tickets for $20.00 (value of $300,000.00). The ticket numbers are assigned by the computer and are e-mailed or printed with a leading alpha character of “B”. Finally, there are 150,000 tickets assigned to the price category of 30 tickets for $50.00 (value of $250,000). The ticket numbers are assigned by the computer and are e-mailed or printed with a leading alpha character of “A”.
7. Refunds. All online ticket sales are final. There will be no refunds for online purchases issued to anyone for any reason. All tickets purchased online and entered the draw cannot be refunded, including if ticket purchasers made an error in selecting the amount of tickets they desire to purchase. Refunds will only be issued for ticket purchases made in-person at the event venue when the ticket-seller has made an error in selecting the correct number of tickets.
8. How to purchase: Visit https://curlingalberta.ca during the 50/50 Licensed Event and follow the directions to purchase and print the tickets for the Raffle:
(a) The initial landing page https://curlingalberta.ca is where the rules and cause of the 50/50 are explained. The button that says “PLAY NOW” will take ticket purchasers to the purchase portal section of the page.
(b) In the purchase portal section, ticket purchasers:
i. Select a price point for purchase and the quantity of that price point.
ii. Enter necessary personal information for purchase and agree to raffle terms and conditions; and iii. Enter their credit card information for purchase.
(c) If the transaction is approved the ticket purchaser will receive a confirmation message and order ID followed by an email containing the ticket PDF as well as numbers on the ticket in the body of the message. It can take several hours for the ticket purchaser to receive their e-mail confirmation. Ticket purchasers are required to enter their e-mail address correctly with no errors when purchasing to ensure they receive their tickets and should check their spam and junk mail folders if they have not received their tickets several hours after their time of purchase.
(d) If the ticket purchaser has not received their ticket by 9 AM MST the day following the 50/50 Licensed Event, they can e-mail [email protected] before Noon MST the day following the 50/50 Licensed Event to request that their tickets be resent. They must e-mail from the same e-mail they purchased tickets with. Tickets will be resent between noon and 3 PM MST the day following the 50/50 Licensed Event.
Ticket Purchasers purchasing Raffle tickets online must fully complete their purchase using the procedures specified above. All online purchases are subject to and will be treated in a manner consistent with the Website terms of use and privacy policy.
All methods of purchase may not be available at all times. If the System experiences any technical difficulties during an event or in the event virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes corrupt administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the Raffle (or any portion thereof), Curling Alberta reserves the right in its sole discretion to: (i) cancel the Raffle; or (ii) suspend the Raffle until the problem can be remedied, whereupon it will resume. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event of a cancellation or suspension, Curling Alberta reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to elect to identify a winner and award the prize by way of random drawing from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation or suspension. In the event of a power outage during an in-venue raffle, we have several mitigations to ensure continuity of the raffle for all ticket purchasers.
1.1 Within the event venue, patrons may purchase tickets in-person. Volunteer ticket-sellers will utilize handheld devices to generate the ticket numbers once each buyer’s phone number is input and payment has been secured by debit/credit card.
9. The Draw: Tickets will be available for purchase for the first draw (May 3, 2022) starting at 9 AM MST on April 26, 2022. Tickets will be available for purchase for all other 50/50 Licenced Event dates (May 4-8, 2022) starting at 9 AM MST. Sales will close for May 3, 4, and 8th at 10 PM MST. Sales will close for May 5, 6, and 7th at 11:30 PM MST The draw shall take place shortly after sales close, at approximately 11:45 PM MST at the Olds Sportsplex (5133 52 St, Olds, AB T4H 1G9). The winning ticket will be selected via Random Number Generator (“RNG”).
10. Winner Notification: The winning ticket number will be posted on the Curling Alberta website at https://curlingalberta.ca no later than 11:59 PM MST on each 50/50 licensed event date. In the case of a discrepancy between the posted number and the actual number selected through Random Number Generation, the actual number selected through Random Number Generation will be the valid winning number.
The holder of the winning ticket will have 48 hours from the time of the announcement of the winning ticket number to present the winning ticket to the 50/50 Licensee. The holder of the winning ticket may claim their prize by contacting the 50/50 office at [email protected] and forwarding their purchase e-mail and a copy of their government issued photo identification and address. Each prize claimant must provide Curling Alberta with all information required by provincial gaming regulations to claim a prize. The prize claimant will be required to sign a Declaration and Release ("Release") which must be executed and returned to Curling Alberta no later than five (5) business days after his/her receipt of the Release. The winner’s name will be publicized on https://curlingalberta.ca and on various social media channels belonging to the license holder. The ACF – Alberta Curling Federation will make every reasonable effort to contact the winner.
The winner will receive a cheque within thirty (30) days of the winner delivering the winning Raffle Ticket, executed Release, and all other required documents to Curling Alberta.
All Prizes not claimed on or before the Prize Claim Expiry Date- 48 hours from the time of the announcement of the winning ticket number, will be added to one or more future prize pools at the discretion of the 50/50 Licensee, with AGLC approval. This means that any unclaimed Prizes will be redistributed by adding the amount to a future Raffle of a designated 50/50 Licensed Event. If there is an unclaimed prize on the last day of the license period, the prize will be donated to the ACF – Alberta Curling Federation.
11. The Prize: In each Raffle the Prize will be 50% of the gross revenue from all tickets sold. Prize is not transferable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, except at the 50/50 Licensee’s sole discretion. The Prize shall be paid by cheque from the 50/50 Licensee. The designated 50/50 ticket is validation for claiming the Prize.
Unauthorized persons copying, selling, or altering tickets are subject to prosecution. A 50/50 Raffle ticket will be void and a Prize not paid/redeemed if there is proof that the ticket was stolen, not issued, ineligible, altered, counterfeit, defective, printed in duplicate, or printed/produced in error. The Service Provider and the 50/50 Licensee are not responsible for lost or stolen tickets or tickets redeemed in error by their agents. All tickets, transactions and winners associated with the 50/50 Raffle are subject to the rules, regulations and procedures put in place by the 50/50 Licensee and the lawful charges thereof.
12. Cancellation: The 50/50 Licensee may rescind, cancel, amend, or revoke the Raffle, subject to the prior approval of AGLC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the 50/50 Licensee reserves the right to cancel or modify the Raffle and/or these Official Rules, in whole or in part and without notice, if the 50/50 Licensee determines that fraud or technical or other failures have threatened or destroyed the integrity of the Raffle.
13. Contact Information: Complaints, comments or concerns should be addressed to Curling Alberta’s Raffle Manager, Curtis Fairhurst at 403-803-6684, [email protected], or in writing to Curling Alberta, 11759 Groat Road, NW, Edmonton, AB, T5M 3K6.