Time to Reboot

Well, folks, it's been over a year and a half since I posted to this blog. I'll be surprised if any of the previous readers and contributors are still checking in on the blog. I guess I'll find out in short order. 

There are lots of topics to catch up upon with the wiley OLG and their new casino colleagues, betting sites and horse racing etc. All of this got started with the OLG Modernization report (https://about.olg.ca/who-we-are/changes-to-olg/) that predicted that after the OLG Modernized itself, it would increase its contributions to the Provincial Treasury by close to $1 Billion per year. Did they? Did the pandemic set them back? These are things to look at in the postings to come. 

Despite the efforts of the OLG to sell off its Instant Ticket business, it still operates within the OLG purview. I took a look at the current status of games for sale and decided to focus on all the $10 games. There are ten of them currently for sale which is quite a lot compared to before. The good news is that none of them are currently poor choices. Bigger Spin 3150 and Bingo Multiplier 3078 and Cross Deluxe 2279 are all neutral and they are the worst of the lot. The best of the lot are 250 Stacks 2323, Sonic Multiplier 2305, Turbo 2301 and X 2202 are all in positive territory. 

I'm going to run a trial of these games over the coming weeks to see if my luck continues to be as bad as it used to be. I suspect that the answer to that question is a resounding yes! 

I'm starting off the trial with a three ticket purchase: one each of Sonic Multiplier, $250,000 Stacks, and X. 

Anyone familiar with this blog would know that held on to an unproven theory that smaller communities tend to enjoy a disproportionate number of big Instant Ticket prizes. Seeing as I have now moved from Mississauga to Chatham, I fully expect my luck to improve. He he. 

Let me know in the comments if you're still around and if you have anything OLG related that you'd like me to look into. It's time to have some fun. Next week's blog will include a detailed breakdown of one of the $10 games. 

Doug