that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message atlantic lottery corporation type crown corporation founded 1976 headquarters 922 main street moncton new brunswick e1c 8w6 products lotteries and video lottery terminals revenue ca 336 million 2006 website www.alc.ca the atlantic lottery corporation alc french soci t des loteries de l atlantique currently branded as simply atlantic lottery or loto atlantique is a canadian organization that operates lottery games in atlantic canada . it is owned jointly by the four atlantic provincial governments new brunswick prince edward island nova scotia and newfoundland and labrador . alc s headquarters are located in moncton new brunswick . profits returned by alc are distributed to the provinces for their general funds . contents 1 history 2 games and products 2.1 red shores 3 major sponsorships 4 references 5 external links history edit the headquarters of alc in downtown moncton the winners parking spots at the alc headquarters in moncton alc was founded in 1976 shortly after the founding of government lotteries elsewhere in canada . while alc s first games were only played on a regional basis it quickly joined the interprovincial lottery corporation which offered national draws . alc has been seen by some as an innovator in lottery technology . in 1988 they became the first lottery organization in the world to print a bar code on all draw and scratch tickets allowing for instant verification of a prize . in 1990 they introduced the first legal video lottery terminals in canada . another first in north america was the introduction of playsphere in 2004 which allowed users to play the lottery over the internet . 1 in 2007 atlantic lottery was named one of canada s top 100 employers as published in maclean s magazine the only provincial gaming authority to receive this honour . 2 since 1976 alc has awarded more than 5.5 billion in prizes and paid out 5.9 billion in profits to its four shareholders . citation needed games and products edit draw games lotto 6 49 national draws on wednesdays and saturdays lotto max national draws on fridays replaced lotto super 7 in september 2009 tag a 6 digit number attached to other draw tickets atlantic 49 a regional draw played in conjunction with lotto 6 49 that uses the same format top prize is always 1 000 000 . pik 4 a mini keno draw using the lotto 6 49 numbers keno atlantic atlantic payday a draw of 4 numbers out of 70 in which the top prize is an annuitized 500 000 paid out two weeks at a time bucko played three lines at a time with a possibility of combination wins draws every day with a top prize of 20 000 . shabam a draw of five numbers out of 38 top prize of 15 000 drawn daily salsa bingo a daily bingo draw drawing 25 numbers out of 75 and a random number generator draws 25 winning numbers draws every day with escalating jackpots 10 000 minimum sports betting pro line over under props pools spreads other conventional games scratch n win scratch tickets including recurring draws such as set for life breakopen pull tabs video lottery terminals internet based games playsphere allows for draw games and sports betting to take place over the internet red shores edit in charlottetown prince edward island alc owns the red shores racetrack and casino at charlottetown driving park now called charlottetown driving park entertainment centre which includes harness racing slot machines and poker tables and is located . it also runs red shores at summerside raceway in summerside . major sponsorships edit the alc is a sponsor of the atlantic canadian peter gzowski invitational golf tournament also known as pgi since 2002 . pgi is a charitable event in support of increased literacy . atlantic lottery corporation has supported the canada games virtually from the corporation s foundation . the alc also supported the 2009 icf canoe sprint world championships in dartmouth nova scotia . references edit alc accomplishments accessed may 11 2015 reasons for selection 2007 canada s top 100 employers . external links edit atlantic lottery corporation coordinates 46 05 15 n 64 46 51 w 46.08743 n 64.780895 w 46.08743 ; 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