OLG Introduces New Technology To Combat Fraud
Posted November 24, 2010 5:57 pm.
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The beleaguered Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is introducing a new system designed to help eliminate lottery fraud.
With a single ticket, the new Data Analysis and Retrieval Technology, or DART, is able to track a buyer’s transactions dating back ten years.
The program detects buying patterns, creating a profile for each person. This is something that would normally take months of labour-intensive work.
This system will be used to help find the jackpot winner when there is a disputed ticket.
The OLG has been under intense scrutiny in recent months. Back in September three members of a GTA family who worked at a convenience store were charged with numerous fraud counts for allegedly defrauding the rightful owner of a $12.5 million lottery jackpot.
A 2009 forensic audit of the OLG reported lottery insiders had won an astounding $198 million over 13 years.
