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Scandal at the Ontario Lottery Impetus for Change

Just a few short months after the Ontario Ombudsman announced a scandal involving retailer lottery ticket sales, the new CEO announces the lottery is now a part of “cultural changes.” After the reports from the Ombudsman, the Ontario Lottery is undergoing some serious management changes – and perhaps because of those rapid changes the Canadian press is rampant with reports concerning the scandal and the aftermath results in the Ontario Provincial Lottery – which is thankfully diverting some of the attention from the affects of U.S.’s anti-online casinos legislation, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).

The new CEO has signed on for a four month term as a way to redesign the system and week out the previous corrupted parts of senior management. CEO Michelle DiEmanuele is at the forefront of these changes, and since her two months in office many executives have resigned, been fired, or relocated to different departments.

The corruption at the lottery has nothing to do with the online casino gambling industry except perhaps the fact that the U.S. has one more finger to point at corruptions caused by gambling.

DiEmanuele is the temporary replacement for Duncan Brown – he stepped down as CEO shortly after the scandal broke last March. Also stepping down from office is the Vice-President of Legal and Compliance – at this point there is no firm report on whether she resigned or was fired.

But all in all, even as the online casino gambling industry in changing in the global community, the Canadian lottery can expect some similar sweeping legislation and restrictions to prevent future scandal.