The Western Canada Lottery Corporation, known simply as the WCLC, is a corporation run jointly by several Western Canada provinces that operates lottery and gambling activities for its members. These operations include running the casinos, lottery, horse racing and the sports betting option known as Sport Select throughout the various member provinces.
The provinces and territories that are currently members of the WCLC include Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
Seeing as this is a sports betting website I will be focusing on Sport Select, as it is run by the WCLC.
Sport Select is the brand for all of the sports betting run through the WCLC. This includes Sport Select (Proline, Point Spread, Over/Under), Pools and Futures.
Sport Select games can be found at all lottery outlets across the WCLC provinces. Most grocery stores, convenience stores and gas stations will offer Sport Select game booths where you can fill out your selections.
The WCLC’s sports betting options have awful odds and result in huge profits for the WCLC provincial governments. Sport Select is basically an added provincial tax on sports fans who are either ignorant of the benefits of betting online or too lazy to open an account.
The 2022 WCLC Annual Report showed sales revenue of just over $88 million for Sport Select in 2022, up from $65.7 million in 2021. This shows that even with far better online betting options available to residents of WCLC provinces the betting lottery is still bringing in significant revenue at profit margins that are expected to be 30-40% if they’re in line with OLG in Ontario.
Sport Select Betting Options
Proline offers 3-way betting lines where you can select V, T, or H for each game. The tie rules depend on the sport. For example football games decided by 3 or fewer points are considered a tie, while basketball games that are decided by 5 or fewer points are graded a tie.
With Point Spread you choose the visitor or home team to beat the spread. There are only two possible outcomes: H or V. Similarly, over/under bets have two options O or U.
Check out my dedicated Sport Select page for a more detailed breakdown betting rules and comparisons of Proline odds with the odds found at online sportsbooks.
Pools
With Pools there are no odds or spreads. You simply pick the winner of every game on the card that night. Everyone who plays a card is entered into the pool and whichever players card has the most correct selections wins the pot.
Futures
Futures allow you to bet on the winner of events such as the Stanley Cup or Super Bowl. Sport Select offers futures betting lines on all major sporting events in North America. The odds are generally worse than what you would find at one of our recommended betting sites for Canadians.
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