Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) Chase the Ace Rules of Play
Lottery Licence #645532
General
This raffle is a Chase the Ace format in which there are 2 components: (a) a weekly event percentage draw where the winner is
awarded 20% of the gross sales for the current period. (b) A weekly progressive draw where the winner of the event draw selects
a card from a diminishing deck of playing cards. If the card drawn is the Ace of Spades the progressive pool is won.
The progressive pool increases by 30% and the number of cards to choose from diminishes by 1 each time a card is drawn.
The license ends when the Ace of Spades is drawn.
Draw events will be open to the public, however, ticket purchasers do not have to be present to win. If the holder of the
winning ticket for the Event Percentage draw is not available to select a card for the progressive draw, a Designated Proxy will
be appointed to make the selection on their behalf.
All tickets will be sold at www.scarscta.ca. Ticket orders will be processed by Ascend, an AGLC-approved vendor. In the event of
any discrepancy, the records of Ascend shall be deemed correct and final. SCARS is responsible for the conduct and management of
the raffle. The liability of the license shall be limited to the purchase price of the ticket.
By purchasing a ticket in the SCARS Progressive Raffle the purchaser acknowledges that they have read, understood and agreed to
the raffle rules as published. All inquiries regarding the conduct, chance of winning, prizing or procedures of the raffle are
to be made to SCARS prior to the purchase of a ticket.
The estimated amount of the weekly percentage draw and the Chase the Ace progressive pool will be posted on the SCARS website
www.scarscare.ca.
Complaints, concerns or comments should be addressed to SCARS through the website
www.scarscare.ca. or by mail to SCARS Chase the Ace, ℅ B. Leonard, 82 Deer Ridge Drive,
St. Albert, AB T8N 6A9.
Eligibility
Ticket purchasers must be 18 years of age or older to enter the raffle.
All ticket purchasers must be located in Alberta at the time of purchase.
All members of SCARS may purchase tickets, with the exception of the Raffle Chairperson, Event Chairperson and Designated Proxy,
for each weekly raffle.
In order to qualify for a chance to win the Chase the Ace Progressive Pool, customers must purchase a ticket for the weekly
raffle event.
Ticket Sales
Tickets must be purchased in the province of Alberta.
Tickets may be purchased online at SCARS website www.scarscta.ca.
Ticket sales will begin at 12:01 am on June 28 2023 and will end on the date that the progressive pool is won.
Tickets will be available beginning at 12:01 am June 28, 2023
Tickets are available at the following bundle prices:
1 ticket $10
4 tickets $20
20 tickets $50
There is no limit to the number of available tickets or bundles.
All tickets will be delivered by email directly from Ascend. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure they receive
the tickets(s); however purchasers do not need their tickets in hand to be included in the draws.
Ticket purchasers are required to enter their email address correctly with no errors when purchasing to ensure they receive
their ticket(s) and should check their spam and junk mail folders if they have not received their ticket(s). Purchasers may
contact support@ascendfs.ca to resolve any issues with receipt of tickets.
Each purchaser of tickets for each weekly raffle draw will qualify for one chance to win the SCARS Chase the Ace for the current
period.
All ticket sales are final. There will be no refunds issued to anyone for any reason. All tickets purchased and the raffle
numbers of those respective tickets are entered into the draw and cannot be refunded, including if a purchaser made an error in
selecting the number of tickets they desired to purchase or entered any personal information incorrectly.
Weekly Percentage Raffle Draw
Ticket sales will conclude every Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
The first Event Percentage draw will be held on July 05, 2023 at 7:00 pm and will continue at approximately the same time each
subsequent week on Wednesdays. The first progressive draw will be held every Thursday at 12:00 pm beginning July 06 and will
continue until the Ace of Spades is drawn.
Ticket holders do not need to be present at the draw in order to win or claim their prize.
The winning raffle number will be selected via Random Number Generation. The winning number will be announced and displayed. The
draws may be live-streamed on social media.
Prizes and Notification
The winner of the Event Percentage draw will be awarded 20% of the gross sales for the current weekly period.
The Event Percentage raffle winner is also qualified to participate in the current weekly progressive draw as described in the
following section: Progressive Draw Procedure.
The holder of the winning ticket from the Event Percentage draw will be notified by email and telephone immediately following
the draw.
The winner of the Progressive Draw will be notified by email and telephone.
The winning ticket number of each weekly Percentage Raffle event and the playing card selected in each progressive draw will be
posted on the SCARS website www.scarscare.ca immediately following the draw.
Progressive Draw Procedure
Deck Preparation
Provide a standard 4 suit, ace to king, 52 card deck of playing cards.
Display cards by suit and rank to verify deck.
Shuffle cards face-down to get a good mixture.
Without revealing any card faces, insert each card in an opaque coin envelope.
Seal each envelope and have Raffle Chairperson initial each flap.
Shuffle envelopes.
Number each envelope for inventory control only, small number on large flap.
This is the deck to be used for all events in the raffle.
All Progressive draws will be held at the Morinville Rescue Facility 9804 - 90 Ave Morinville, AB T8R 1K7
Deck Custody
Secure available envelopes and previously drawn in locked box between draws.
Raffle Chairperson or Event Chairperson to hold a key to locked box (amended for internal processes).
Raffle Chairperson or Event Chairperson to maintain custody of locked box with envelopes and cards.
Contacting Event Percentage Draw Winner
Event Chairperson will initiate the Progressive Draw after the Event Percentage draw is complete.
Using the name, email address and phone number of the Event Percentage Draw winner:
(a) The notification email will be sent to the provided address.
(b) Two attempts, 15 minutes apart, will be made to contact the Event Percentage Draw winner at the provided telephone number.
(c) In the case of no answer, the notification telephone message will be left if possible.
(d) If the Event Percentage Draw winner responds to the email, answers the call or calls within 90 minutes of Step 2.a, the
Progressive Draw will be made with the Event Percentage winner.
(e) If the Event Percentage Draw winner cannot be contacted within 90 minutes of Step 2.a, the Progressive Draw will be made
by an executive member of the licensed charitable organization present at the draw who has been assigned as the ‘Designated
Proxy’ prior to the draw, on behalf of the winner.
Progressive Prize Draw
The available envelopes will be counted out to confirm match to expected number.
The available envelopes will be shuffled.
The Event Percentage Draw winner, if available, or the designated Proxy, will state a number within the range available to be
the envelope selected for the card-reveal upon dealing the envelopes.
Envelopes will be counted as they are dealt by the Event Chairperson until the number chosen in Step 3 is reached.
The card will be removed from the envelope selected in Step 4 and revealed to the public.
(a) If the card is the Ace of Spades, the Progressive Prize is awarded to the Event Percentage draw winner and the raffle is
closed.
(b) If the card selected is not the Ace of Spades:
(i) the Event Percentage Draw winner is a non-winner of the Progressive Draw
(ii) the Progressive Prize is rolled over to the next event.
(c) The selected card is removed from available inventory.
The selected card suit and value along with a number of available envelopes for the next event is published on the website.
Claiming and Payment of Prizes
The winner of the Event Percentage Raffle prize and, if applicable, the Progressive Pool will contact SCARS as directed in the
email and telephone calls made by the Event Chairperson.
When a winning ticket is presented, the winner must show 1 piece of government-issued identification proving their age to be
over 18 and complete a claim form.
All prizes will be paid by cheque.
Winners have one calendar year from the date of the draw in which their prize was won to claim their prize. SCARS will make a
reasonable effort to contact the winner throughout the year.
Unclaimed Prizes
Prizes which remain unclaimed after one year from the respective draw date will be considered unclaimed.
Unclaimed prizes will be reported to, and a charitable allocation approved by Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC).
Privacy
By claiming a prize, the winner consents to the use of their likeness/photograph, first and last name, ticket number, city/town
of residence and the audio/video recording (or written transcript) of the winner notification telephone call for any publicity
purposes by SCARS.
The Raffle sponsor, SCARS, respects the privacy of its raffle supporters. We do not sell, rent or trade in our supporter lists.
The information we collect is used to process raffle ticket purchases, keep our supporters informed about the activities of
SCARS and ask for their continued support of SCARS in northern Alberta.
If at any time a supporter wishes to be excluded from such contacts, they may do so by contacting us at
scars@scarscare.ca or using the unsubscribe link on the emails they may receive.
Cancellation
SCARS may rescind, cancel, amend or revoke the Raffle, subject to the prior approval of AGLC. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, SCARS reserves the right to cancel or modify the raffle and/or these Official Rules, in whole or in part and
without notice, if SCARS determines that fraud or technical or other failures have threatened or destroyed the integrity of the
Raffle.
Award of Progressive Pool upon Cancellation
If the Raffle is terminated by SCARS for any reason, the last Event Percentage draw winner will be deemed to have won the
Progressive Pool.