The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) (French: Société des loteries de l'Atlantique), branded as simply Atlantic Lottery or Loto Atlantique, is a Canadian organization that provides government-regulated and responsible lottery products in Atlantic Canada. They offer a wide range of games, from draw games to online bingo; breakopen tickets to sports wagering; and games in both social settings and online. Atlantic Lottery is owned jointly by the four Atlantic provincial governments: New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, with 100 per cent of profits returned to the four Atlantic provinces each and every year to help fund essential services like health care, education and infrastructure. Atlantic Lottery's head office is located in Moncton, New Brunswick, with regional offices in Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Prince Edward Island is home to Atlantic Lottery's Red Shores Racetrack and Casino in Charlottetown, and Red Shores at Summerside Raceway. Atlantic Lottery has achieved Level 4 Recertification under the World Lottery Association (WLA) Responsible Gaming Framework. This is the highest level available to a lottery under the framework, which the organization has maintained since 2010. History ALC was founded in 1976, shortly after the founding of government lotteries elsewhere in Canada. The first and only game offered at this time was A-1, a $1 game sold in books of five, with draws occurring biweekly. While Atlantic Lottery’s first games were only available on a regional basis, it quickly joined the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, which offered national draws. In 1977, ALC began a long history of supporting causes throughout the region by sponsoring the Canada Games – a sponsorship that continues to this day. In 1987, Atlantic Lottery was the first lottery organization in the world to print a bar code on all draw and scratch tickets, allowing for instant verification of a prize. In 1990, they introduced the first regulated video lottery terminals in Canada. By 2002, Atlantic Lottery had implemented responsible gaming features on all video lottery terminals. With responsible gaming as one of Atlantic Lottery’s core values, these features help players make informed decisions when they play. Atlantic Lottery made history once again in 2004 with the introduction of PlaySphere, making them the first lottery jurisdiction in North America to offer lottery products online. PlaySphere has since been rebranded as alc.ca. From 2004-06, Atlantic Lottery was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in