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Are we able to purchase Lotto tickets e Lotto Max etc. or are they off limits now too at the outlets? Can we purchase them online?

Got gas and was going to get tickets but are down. The nice lady at the till said they’re not classed as essential.

Here's a little more on that... sounds like online only:  

FYI, no lottery tickets or gift cards in Manitoba right now, save for online sales.

The province:

“Retail businesses must not sell gift cards and lottery tickets in-person as they aren’t considered essential items, as laid out in Schedule B of the public health order.”

— Bartley Kives (@bkives) November 20, 2020

Wal-Mart booth is open today - last day and I believe Superstore 's is open too.

Those of us that live at a rural address are unable to purchase online as the system will not allow a post office box number or a rural code as a valid address.  
Guess that will save me a few bucks.

I have been using PlayNow. Go to PlayNow.com, create account, easy transfer of funds, choose numbers or quick pick. They will notify you by email if you have won anything. There is no fee for this service.

I’ve found that with a few retailers that they won’t mail to a box number, they are going to have to change their policies. It’s a shame because I receive freight from other suppliers to my post box number all the time and it works great, never had an issue and is far better than using couriers.

Just curious... can one still purchase cigarettes? Thankfully I no longer smoke but I know they are pretty essential to those that do.

This is off the covid discussion but it will answer your question  
 
https://manitoba.ca/covid19/restartmb/prs/orders/essential-retail.html

Yes, you can buy them online.

thats crappy for people who dont have cc for online purchases

In the gap that they use for lottery as the ones here in Manitoba?

https://www.wclc.com/games/lottery-sales-unavailable-at-retail-in-manitoba.htm

Not that I know what house arrest feels like for the simple reason is I have never been under such a curfew. With not being allowed to buy or validate tickets now in person it will be the first time in almost 2 years that I will not be getting at least a free play cashed in on a western 649. I have play 48 of the 49 numbers every draw now for almost 2 years . Pretty much every draw I win a free play at the least. I save all the winnings in the month then spread them out over the next month.

I'm sympathetic to the feeling of "house arrest" (I think we're all there right now!), but lottery tickets are entertainment. Right now, lots of entertainment isn't happening, or simply restricted to what you can do in your own home/space.  
 
I know lots of people wonder "what the harm is I do this?", and when it's one person there probably isn't any harm. It's when it's hundreds, or thousands of people doing something in an era where we have a potentially deadly virus that spreads via personal contact.  
 
We need to save those contacts for what's critical - caregiving, kids going to school, people buying essential items to maintain life, health and hygiene.

We can still get on a plane. The very reason why where in this situation. This virus did not walk across the ocean for any that says our problems are not related to travel now. As for being limited to what we can do from home. I can’t even register to buy lottery on line because of higher call volume at the moment

for online shopping. So now I can't Christmas shop and can't even buy a gift card in lieu of a gift! Or a scratch ticket for a stocking!  
Retail is still allowed to take our cash so what's the difference?

I don't disagree with what you said. At this point, travel still needs to happen for different reasons (I sure hope no one is traveling for pleasure!!).  
 
But I've said it before and I'll say it again - it was going to happen anyway. The virus was brought back mostly by Canadians returning home. We have to let them come home - Canadian citizens are guaranteed entry into Canada. Once here, even with quarentine rules (which were altogether inadequate), the odds of it escaping were high - it's highly contagious and often spread by asymptomatic people. It would have only taken once oops to let it get a foothold here.  
 
I'm sorry you're having trouble getting registered. That must be frustrating. Is online gaming etc an option to fill the void?

They are looking at the gift card rule. It was talked about yesterday as an oversight, as they didn't realize how many people rely on them for online purchases (specifically people who don't have credit cards). So I expect there will be modification of the orders by next week.  
 
For shopping, which I loathe doing, I'm having good success buying from smaller local shops. I just call them up and tell them vaguely what I'm looking for, and they are always happy to help and they've made some great selections for me! Many of them accept etransfer if you don't have a credit card, and if you asked they probably would accept exact cash.  
 
It's not that we *can't* do stuff, we just have to do it differently.

I don’t understand why if you’re there to buy gas and already there why you can’t buy tickets. If you went to the store just to buy lotto tickets then no.

From the province:

Modifications to public health orders will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 22 and will add gift cards, prepaid credit cards and newspapers to the list of essential items.

&mdash: Scott Billeck (@ScottBilleck) November 21, 2020

For all those saying they don't have a credit card they can't buy anything online. Why not just get a bank account with Tangerine? It's free, there are no monthly fees at all and your debit card is a visa card. It's not a credit card per se but it can be used online and anywhere credit cards are taken except rather than pay a bill it's automatically taken out of your bank account. So really there is no excuse to not be able to shop online or anywhere credit cards are accepted.  
 
https://www.tangerine.ca/en/about-us/press-releases/pr-2020-09-14

Are you only allowed to buy lotto with a gas purchase? Or should people be allowed to buy a couple 2L of mix for the booze they just bought at the liquor store? Can they buy lotto too or do they have to put $5 of gas in their car instead?

Like how this government makes a rule and then changes post haste  
Now if they would see reason and change the lottery tickets so they could be sold that would be dandy! I never see line ups for lottery tickets like there has been for the Kinsmen jackpot bingo cards. People are rabid for those bingo cards and will line up for a couple of hours when they go on sale.

But in all seriousness do you REALLY need a lottery ticket right now? Like seriously c'mon... I am confident John that you can go a few weeks without buying and just think at the end of this you will have an extra $40 or $50 in your pocket that you didn't waste on tickets!

I understand the reason behind not allowing lottery tickets but what's the difference between handing me a paper lottery slip and my gas purchase receipt?

But in all honesty, what if someone plays the same set of numbers, and has for years, and can't get a ticket. Online doesn't work for people with box numbers. It always says to call in for verification, and I have tried a couple of times and never get through. And with the luck I have, my numbers will come up when I can't get my tickets!

Be careful buying lotto tickets online. Many credit cards will consider it a cash advance and may charge a service fee of a few dollars.

is that one is ESSENTIAL while the other is not. These regulations are in place because too many selfish people refused to sacrifice a little to prevent everyone from having to suffer alot.  
 
We just have to get the entire family together to eat a turkey dinner at Thanksgiving. We just couldn't possibly disappoint the children by passing up Halloween. They've suffered so much already.  
 
Here is a thought people. If these regulations are disrupting your life to this extent then you are the reason these regulations are in place!  
 
Edited by Gussins, 2020-11-22 21:47:26

It has nothing to do with touching the receipt or the lotto ticket  
 
Fuel is essential so people have to go out for that. Lotto tickets are not deemed essential and it stops people from going out for one thing