Rules of Play

The Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation Catch the Ace lottery is a progressive raffle lottery; a multiple-draw game in which participants purchase tickets for a weekly chance to win and is managed and instituted by members of the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation.   The lottery operates under the terms and conditions of Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

BUYING A TICKET

Participants must be 18 years of age or older to purchase tickets.  Proof of age may be required at ticket outlets.  Any minor purchasing tickets will be disqualified from participating in the draw or winning.  Tickets cannot be purchased in a minor’s name or on their behalf.  These tickets would also be disqualified from participating in the weekly draw or winning.

Tickets are $5.00 each.  Tickets will be sold in two ways:  cash sales at designated outlets and online at www.rvhfoundationcatchtheace.ca .    Credit and some debit cards are accepted as payment when purchasing online.  Point of sale debit/credit machines may also be used for paper ticket sales.

Regardless of your home address, participants must be PHYSICALLY in the province of Ontario at the time of purchase.  If online tickets were purchased while not in Ontario, they and their ticket would be disqualified from participating in the draw or winning.

The purchaser is required to produce the ticket stub or email confirmation to redeem their prize.

FILLING OUT THE TICKET

Name on the ticket should match the name on photo identification.

For in-person purchase of paper tickets, the purchaser must

1. Fill in the ticket, including name, contact information and one (1) envelope number per ticket. Enter a valid envelope number (1 to 52) from the list of available numbers on display at the sales location.
2. Ensure the ticket is filled out completely and legibly.
3. Both parts of the ticket should have the same envelope number clearly written as chosen by the purchaser.

For online purchase of tickets, the purchaser must:

1. Enter details, including name, email address, contact information, and one (1) envelope number. Select a valid envelop number (1 to 52) from the list of available numbers on the drop-down list.
2. Complete the secure payment process using a valid credit or debit card.

Details (name of purchaser, contact information, and envelope # selected) of tickets purchased online will be printed onto paper of the identical size, stock and weight as tickets used for in-person sales and entered into the draw.

All online ticket receipts will be delivered via email only, within 24 hours of the order confirmation.  It is the responsibility of the ticket purchaser to ensure that they receive their receipt.  If you have not received your receipts and still require them, please contact RVH Foundation dillaboughp@renfrewhosp.com or clemmerm@renfrewhosp.com

The purchaser must not deface or alter the ticket by adding address stickers or anything that differentiates the ticket in weight, size or feel.  This includes folding, bending or crumpling tickets.  Any ticket found that has been altered will be removed from the draw or disqualified if found in the drum during the raffle draw.

Group tickets must have one full name printed clearly on the front of ticket designated as the captain. With captain in brackets beside.  That individual is then responsible for dispersal of winnings to group. The group name(s) to be printed clearly on the back of paper ticket.

NOTE:  Tickets are only valid for the draw held the week they are purchased (except for start-ups or exceptional circumstances). 

WHEN AND WHERE CAN YOU PURCHASE A TICKET

To purchase a paper ticket:  A list of Catch the Ace vendors can be found www.rvhfoundation.com  and are available until noon of the draw day for all locations except Dahl’s Convenience and Renfrew Printing.  These two locations will sell paper tickets until 4pm. on Thursday’s draw day.

To purchase a ticket online visit:  www.rvhfoundationcatchtheace.ca   Tickets can be purchased online until Wednesday at 11:59pm.

DISTRIBUTION OF WEEKLY TICKET SALES

Distribution of the weekly ticket sales revenue is as follows:

1. 20% to the winning ticket holder
2. 30% will be added to the jackpot
3. 50% will go to the Renfrew Victoria Hospital

THE DRAW

Each Thursday at 6pm at 499 Raglan Street N, Renfrew ON  K7V 1P6 one (1) ticket will be randomly drawn by a bona fide member of the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation from all of tickets sold that week (both in-person and online sales).  Only one (1) ticket will be drawn each week.  The envelope number shown on the ticket drawn will be opened.

If the envelope selected contains the Ace of Spades, the ticket holder receives the amount in the Catch the Ace progressive jackpot. This will conclude the series of draws for this raffle. If the envelope selected does not contain the Ace of Spades, the card will be destroyed, and the envelope number is removed from the subsequent draws.

Immediately before each draw the following will be announced to those present and publicly via Facebook Live:

1. The number of the current weekly draw
2. The ticket sales of the current weekly draw
3. The draw prize twenty percent (20%) of the weekly sales

1. The current progressive jackpot amount (including the thirty percent (30%) of the weekly sales
2. Cumulative proceeds to the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation

If the drawn ticket does not have an envelope number or has an invalid number, the lowest available number will be selected.  If there is no lower number available, the next closest envelope will be determined as the selected envelope. ******

All draws will be video recorded and streamed via Facebook live to ensure lottery integrity.  This includes the drawing of the ticket, selection of the envelope, opening the envelope, revealing the card and destruction of the card.

WINNING TICKET

The winning ticket holder will automatically win 20% of the weekly sales and a chance to draw for the current Catch the Ace jackpot.  The envelope number indicated on the ticket will be opened. 

Any winner who is paid a prize agrees to grant the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation an irrevocable right to publish, through all types of media broadcasting, including the internet, for the purposes of promoting the win, their full name, hometown and photograph without any claim for broadcasting, printing or other rights.

The winner who is paid a prize also gives to the RVHF the right to publish any additional information that they voluntarily provide.  The winner shall have no claim against the RVHF for invasion of privacy or any other ground(s) by reason of the publication or broadcasting of their name, hometown or photograph or information voluntarily provided by the winner.

The winner will provide their full name, address and phone number to the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation for reporting requirements to AGCO. 

Results of the draw will be posted on the RVHF website at www.rvhfoundation.com, www.rvhfoundationcatchtheace.ca, via Mailchimp to Catch the Ace subscribers and on the RVHF Facebook page.  Once the Ace of Spades is revealed, the lottery is concluded, and AGCO is notified immediately.

THINGS TO KNOW

The lottery will run until the Ace of Spades has been revealed.

The Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation reserves the right to prohibit or refuse ticket sales to any individual or group.

Each weekly ticket batch will be unique from draw to draw (in number sequence, color of tickets and weekly draw number).  There will be no duplication of ticket numbers per weekly draw under the license. Paper tickets will run in a sequence starting at 00001 consecutively, Tickets sold online will run in a sequence starting at E00001 consecutively.

Prizes will be secured for a period six (6) months following each weekly draw.  Unclaimed prizes will be reported to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.

By purchasing a ticket in the RVHF Catch the Ace Lottery, 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 RVHF prior to the purchase of an online or paper ticket.

Ticket draws will take place at 6:00pm every Thursday.  It is guaranteed that the draw will not take place prior to this time.  However, depending on several factors including inclement weather, it may take place after this time.  Organizers will do their best to keep as close to 6:00pm as possible, though delays are possible and at times inevitable.  Should there be a need to cancel a regularly scheduled ticket draw; potential participants will be notified on our website www.rvhfoundation.com, through our Facebook page: Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation.

At least two members of the bona fide Foundation team must participate in the creation of the board containing the 52 envelopes for the lottery.  The creation of the board is recorded and available on our website for public view.  The following stipulations must be followed:

1. A new deck of 52 playing cards is shuffled thoroughly and placed face down.  The cards are then individually placed into envelopes (cards are still face down) and then sealed.  Once all 52 cards have been placed into envelopes and sealed, they are again shuffled/mixed.  They are then numbered/labeled individually from 1-52, and placed in numerical order in a locked display case.
2. The locked display case is held in the possession of the RVHF Bona Fide Members.

RVHF bona fide members who conduct and manage the draw cannot purchase tickets or have someone purchase a ticket for them in their name for that weekly draw.

Other than those listed above, all other people assisting in the weekly draw, including members of the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation Board for Directors who are not conducting/managing the draw, will be eligible to have a ticket in the draw in their name.

FORCE MAJEURE

If it is deemed that at any point during the Lottery, the bona fide members who are conducting and managing the draw cannot ensure the safety of participants, staff, volunteers, and the public through every reasonable measure has been taken, those bona fide members will conclude the current lottery on the following Thursday.  Additional security measures will be added accordingly.

The Catch the Ace report Form 6044E, along with all supporting documentation will be submitted to the licensing authority within seven (7) calendar days after every fourth draw.

All funds raised, less allowable expenses, will support the purchase of programs and capital equipment for the Renfrew Victoria Hospital through the registered charity operating in Renfrew, Ontario; the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation. CHARITABLE REGISTRATION NUMBER:  88986 3999 RR0001

This raffle operates under the terms and conditions of AGCO.

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