Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation CEO resigns
{{date|March 24, 2007}}
{{Canadian news}}

[[w:Cheif Executive Officer|CEO]] of the [[w:Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation|Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, Corp.]], [[w:Duncan Brown|Duncan Brown]], has stepped down after recent allegations that lottery retailers are winning more than customers.

"By mutual agreement, Duncan Brown and the Board of OLG have decided a change of leadership is appropriate," the lottery corporation said on Friday. "Brown has stepped down from his post as CEO."

Before Brown joined OLG in 2004 he was CEO of the [[w:Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario|Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario]]. He has worked in the lotto industry since the 1970s.

A new CEO will be chosen by the Board in the coming months, the [[w:Interim|Interim]] CEO will be chosen in a few days.

===Investigation of retailers===

This month OLG recalled over 1,000,000 scratch and win tickets. The "Super Bingo" tickets were also removed after complaints that one could see which were the winning tickets.

Ontario [[w:Ombudsman#Canadian_government_ombudsmen|Ombudsman]] [[w:André Marin|André Marin]] will conduct an investigation into allegations that lottery retailers are winning more than customers.

"They're faced with a wall of silence," Marin said. "The OLG essentially turns against them and instead of investigating the complaint, investigates the complainant."

Marin will release the report on Monday.

==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation instant scratch tickets under scrutiny|date=November 23, 2006}}

== Sources ==
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|title=Ontario lottery corporation's CEO steps down
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|pub=CTV
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*{{source|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070324.LOTTERYE24/TPStory/National
|title=Lottery corporation CEO resigns
|author=Karen Howlett
|pub=Globe and Mail
|date=March 24, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://torontosun.com/News/Canada/2007/03/24/3820790-sun.html
|title=Lotto boss' ticket punched
|author=Antonella Artuso
|pub=Toronto Sun
|date=March 24, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/March2007/23/c6303.html
|title=Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) Announces Departure of CEO
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|pub=Canada NewsWire
|date=March 23, 2007}}

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CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, Corp., Duncan Brown, has stepped down after recent allegations that lottery retailers are winning more than customers.

"By mutual agreement, Duncan Brown and the Board of OLG have decided a change of leadership is appropriate," the lottery corporation said on Friday. "Brown has stepped down from his post as CEO."

Before Brown joined OLG in 2004 he was CEO of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. He has worked in the lotto industry since the 1970s.

A new CEO will be chosen by the Board in the coming months, the Interim CEO will be chosen in a few days.

This month OLG recalled over 1,000,000 scratch and win tickets. The "Super Bingo" tickets were also removed after complaints that one could see which were the winning tickets.

Ontario Ombudsman André Marin will conduct an investigation into allegations that lottery retailers are winning more than customers.

"They're faced with a wall of silence," Marin said. "The OLG essentially turns against them and instead of investigating the complaint, investigates the complainant."

Marin will release the report on Monday.
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