Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon Bring Chase the Ace Online to all of Saskatchewan.
- Sean O'Hagan CEO Tap50:50
- Mar 2, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 20, 2023
Nobody wants to Drive on Saskatchewan highways in the winter. Well you don't have to anymore if you want to buy a chase the ace ticket. With a jackpot seeded at $5,000 the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon have created a province wide Chase the Ace!!!
full story here: to http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/chase-the-ace-kinsmen-saskatoon-1.4001924
Charity club hopes to meet increasing demand for donations during economic downturn
By Alicia Bridges, CBC News Posted: Feb 27, 2017 9:18 PM CT Last Updated: Feb 27, 2017 9:18 PM CT
The Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon is introducing Chase the Ace, which has been so popular in other provinces that regulators have introduced new charitable gaming rules. (Serge Bouchard/Radio-Canada)
The Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon is introducing the popular Chase the Ace lottery to help meet increasing demand for charitable donations during the economic downturn.
Club marketing director Chris Kolinski said the game, which has become a phenomenon in the Maritimes, would be a fun addition to the charity's suite of annual fundraisers.
"There's been a huge buzz in eastern Canada with this going on and we as a club feel like we have the manpower to do something of this capacity here in Saskatchewan," he said.
"There's been a few small ones that have been happening but none of this scale that we're hoping to bring this to."
How it works
Every week, the Kinsmen will sell tickets for the opportunity to pick a card out of a deck of 52.
Tickets can be purchased online or in person at the Cosmo Seniors' Centre between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. CST on Thursdays.
If the ticket-holder's number is drawn, they would win 20 per cent of that week's ticket sales.
Jackpot prizes for choosing the ace of spades from a deck of cards have exceeded $1-million in other provinces. (CBC)
That player would also have the opportunity to go on stage at the Seniors' Centre and choose a card from the deck. If they draw the ace of spades, they take home a jackpot prize that has exceeded $1 million in other provinces. If the card is not a winner, it is ripped up and removed, increasing the chances for future players.
The game has been so popular in Nova Scotia that regulators have introduced new charitable gaming rules to deal with its increasing popularity. Similar changes are being considered in New Brunswick.
In both provinces, crowds of thousands have been cramming into community spaces for a chance to win the jackpot.
Downturn increases charity demand
In Saskatchewan, Kolinski hopes it will help meet increasing demand for donations from the Kinsmen.
"Just with how the economy has been, the last couple of years we've been noticing there's been a lot more organizations coming to us for financial help, and we just feel like this is something we can add to that and be able to help out more," he said.
Kolinski added that the Home Ice campaign to build a twin ice surface at the University of Saskatchewan was among those that had approached the organization for donations.
The games starts on March 2.
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