Rules of Play for Hospice Niagara's Catch the Ace
Draws
1. Hospice Niagara’s Catch the Ace lottery will take place from Thursday, April 17, 2025 (first draw) for the duration of up to 52 weeks. Tickets will be available for purchase until 3 p.m. on each draw date, commencing sales on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The Weekly Raffle winning number will be announced on catchtheaceniagara.ca on Thursdays at approximately 3:30 p.m. following the draw.
2. Draw Dates:
· Thursday, April 17, 2025
· Thursday, April 24, 2025
· Thursday, May 1, 2025
· Thursday, May 8, 2025
· Thursday, May 15, 2025
· Thursday, May 22, 2025
· Thursday, May 29, 2025
· Thursday, June 5, 2025
· Thursday, June 12, 2025
· Thursday, June 19, 2025
· Thursday, June 26, 2025
· Thursday, July 3, 2025
· Thursday, July 10, 2025
· Thursday, July 17, 2025
· Thursday, July 24, 2025
· Thursday, July 31, 2025
· Thursday, August 7, 2025
· Thursday, August 14, 2025
· Thursday, August 21, 2025
· Thursday, August 28, 2025
· Thursday, September 4, 2025
· Thursday, September 11, 2025
· Thursday, September 18, 2025
· Thursday, September 25, 2025
· Thursday, October 2, 2025
· Thursday, October 9, 2025
· Thursday, October 16, 2025
· Thursday, October 23, 2025
· Thursday, October 30, 2025
· Thursday, November 6, 2025
· Thursday, November 13, 2025
· Thursday, November 20, 2025
· Thursday, November 27, 2025
· Thursday, December 4, 2025
· Thursday, December 11, 2025
· Thursday, December 18, 2025
· Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. (noon)
· Friday, January 2, 2026
· Thursday, January 8, 2026
· Thursday, January 15, 2026
· Thursday, January 22, 2026
· Thursday, January 29, 2026
· Thursday, February 5, 2026
· Thursday, February 12, 2026
· Thursday, February 19, 2026
· Thursday, February 26, 2026
· Thursday, March 5, 2026
· Thursday, March 12, 2026
· Thursday, March 19, 2026
· Thursday, March 26, 2026
· Thursday, April 2, 2026
· Thursday, April 9, 2026
Ticket Sales
3. Tickets are available at the following bundle prices:
· 3 for $10
· 25 for $25
· 100 for $50
· 400 + 100 bonus for $100
4. There is no limit to the number of tickets available.
About the Raffle, Prizes and Winners
5. Prior to the first Weekly Raffle one deck of 52 digital playing cards will be placed into individual digital envelopes randomly numbered 1 to 52 inclusive and will be on display online at: catchtheaceniagara.ca.
6. The winning Catch the Ace card shall be noted as the Ace of Spades.
7. Tickets will be sold using an electronic raffle systems supplied by the BUMP Worldwide INC gaming system an approved vendor of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
8. Weekly Raffle tickets will be available online at catchtheaceniagara.ca.
9. During the online checkout process, the customer shall select an envelope number from the remaining Catch the Ace Raffle envelopes. This shall denote the purchasers’ selected envelope to be opened should their Weekly Raffle number be selected as the Weekly Raffle winner.
10. Ticket purchases shall be made by Credit Card, Visa Debit/MasterCard Debit as well as accelerated checkout (Google Pay/Apple Pay/Shop Pay). No cash or cheque will be accepted as a form of payment.
11. The Catch the Ace Raffle consists of 2 raffles:
11.1 A Weekly Raffle consisting of 20% of gross weekly sales.
11.2 A Progressive Catch the Ace Raffle consisting of 30% of gross weekly sales plus any carry over of previous weeks’ Catch the Ace Raffle Jackpot.
12. If the transaction is approved, the ticket purchaser will receive a confirmation message with an order ID on the web page. An email confirmation will be sent to the customer with order ID, product description and payment information. A secondary email (shipping confirmation) will be sent to the purchaser including all of the information in the confirmation e-mail along with the raffle ticket(s) containing their raffle number(s) and envelope selection.
13. The Weekly Raffle winning ticket number will be selected by a Random Number Generation (RNG) system from all raffle numbers sold for that Weekly Raffle.
14. The Weekly Raffle winner shall be awarded the Weekly Raffle prize amount stipulate in (11.1)
15. The Electronic Raffle System shall digitally open the Weekly Raffle winner’s selected envelope number.
i) Should that digital envelope contain the designated winning card noted in (6), the Weekly Raffle winner shall also be awarded the Catch the Ace Raffle prize and the Raffle is concluded.
ii) Should the envelope NOT contain the designated winning card noted in (6):
a. The card and envelope number in the envelope are removed from being a valid selection from future Weekly Raffles
b. The current Weekly Raffle is complete; a new Weekly Raffle shall commence at the appropriate licensed time with the Catch the Ace Raffle Jackpot carrying over.
16. The estimated amount of the Weekly Raffle Prize and the Progressive Jackpot Prize will be shown on catchtheaceniagara.ca.
17. The winning ticket, prize amount, and playing card will be announced on catchtheaceniagara.ca following each weekly draw.
18. Once a weekly draw is complete, tickets included in that specific week’s draw are no longer valid and ticket sales for the next week’s draw will commence.
19. All winners shall be contacted by the telephone and/or e-mail address provided during the ticket purchase checkout process.
20. All prizes are to be paid by cheque and must be accepted as awarded.
21. The Weekly Raffle ticket holder has six (6) months in which to claim their prize from the date of the draw their ticket was purchased for.
22. When a winning ticket is presented, the winner must: provide 1 piece of Government Issued ID proving their age to be over 18, complete Hospice Niagara’s Catch the Ace Prize Claim Form and provide printed and/or digital copy of the winning ticket.
23. If a winner cannot provide photo ID, then the winning proceeds will be held until such identification can be provided or the six month time period to claim a prize is expired as outlined in item 21.
24. Should there be any dispute over the identity of the purchaser of a winning ticket, the issue will be forwarded to the AGCO and appropriate authorities for guidance.
25. In the event that no winner comes forward, funds will be held for six months. After that time period has elapsed the prize will be dispersed appropriately with the approval of the AGCO.
26. When a Weekly Draw cannot be held at the designated draw time for any reason, such draw shall be held as soon as possible in the reasonable determination of Hospice Niagara and with the approval of the AGCO.
Eligibility
27. The following individuals, and all of their immediate family members residing in the same household, are prohibited from ordering tickets:
· Hospice Niagara’s Board of Directors
· Hospice Niagara’s Audit and Finance Committee members
· Employees of Hospice Niagara
· BUMP Worldwide INC. staff directly involved in Hospice Niagara’s Catch the Ace
28. Participants must be at least 18 years of age. Tickets cannot be ordered in the name of a minor.
29. Tickets must be ordered within the province of Ontario. Only a ticket purchaser that is physically located in Ontario may purchase tickets online at catchtheaceniagara.ca.
30. Only tickets that have been paid for and have been verified as paid for are eligible to be entered for the respective Weekly Draw.
31. In order to qualify for a chance to win the Catch the Ace Raffle, patrons must purchase a ticket for the current Weekly Draw.
General
32. By purchasing a ticket in Hospice Niagara’s Catch the Ace Raffle, the purchaser acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to these rules. All inquiries regarding the conduct, chance of winning, prizing or procedures of lotteries are to be made to Hospice Niagara prior to the purchase of a ticket.
33. All orders will be processed and fulfilled using the BUMP Worldwide INC gaming system platform. In the event of any discrepancy, the records of BUMP Worldwide INC shall be deemed correct and final.
34. Hospice Niagara is responsible for the conduct and management of the raffle. The liability of the licensee shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.
Subscriptions
35. When purchasing tickets, there will be an option to subscribe for automatic purchases for future weekly draws of the Raffle.
36. To subscribe, proceed through the checkout process. Before entering payment details, an option to subscribe to future weekly draws for the Raffle will be presented. Select the price point, quantity of tickets per draw, and continue with the purchase. Subscriptions for future weekly draws will be made using the selected payment method.
37. Subscription purchases will begin with the next weekly Raffle.
38. Subscriptions will end at the conclusion of the Progressive Raffle.
39. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time. To unsubscribe, simply access the account and unsubscribe. An account can be accessed or created at any time via the Subscription Account link on our website.
40. Unsubscribing can also be done by emailing events@hospiceniagara.ca a copy of the ticket purchased, ensuring it is sent from the email address used to subscribe. No refunds will be issued.
41. If a credit card is declined, the raffle ticket purchase will not be processed, and the subscription will be automatically canceled. To resubscribe, the subscription process must be completed again, including updated credit card information.
42. The credit card on file will only be charged when the weekly draw commences. Charges will occur once on the day the draw opens. If additional tickets are desired, they can be purchased through the checkout process separately.
43. The option to choose the price point, quantity of tickets, and multiple price points for subscription will be available.
44. The user will be assigned the initial envelope selected during the first purchase for the duration of the subscription.
45. If the user’s envelope is selected during the draw, they will automatically be assigned the next highest remaining envelope and notified via email. The email will serve as a Shipping Confirmation, noting the new envelope assignment.
Privacy
46. All prize winners agree to have their name and prize information publicized by Hospice Niagara following the draw.
47. By claiming a prize, the winner consents to the use of their photograph, first and last name, ticket number, city/town of residence and the audio/video recording (or written transcription) of the winner notification telephone call/email, for any publicity purposes by Hospice Niagara.
48. Hospice Niagara respects the privacy of its ticket buyers. We do not sell, rent, or trade our supporter lists. The information collected is used to process raffle ticket purchases, keep our supporters informed about our events, and ask for their support in future fundraising efforts.
49. If at any time you wish to be excluded from our contact lists, email us at info@hospiceniagara.ca or call 905-984-8766.
Questions? Contact us at events@hospiceniagara.ca or 905-984-8766