What is Pro Line Lottery in Canada?

Pro Line lottery in Canada, a popular sports-betting lottery operated through provincial lottery corporations:

Pro Line is the sports betting lottery game available with Atalntic Lottery Canada and Ontario lottery as well as lotteries in other states that lets you turn small wagers into big excitement.

It is played by selecting your predicted outcomes for 3 to 6 sporting events, based on a list of events and odds for various outcomes. You must be correct on all your selections to win. The minimum wager is $2 and the maximum wager is $100.

What is Pro Line Lottery in Canada

Pro Line is a fixed-odds parlay betting game on real sporting events, managed by Sport Select, the national sports lottery network in Canada. It’s offered under various brands by provincial lottery partners:

• Pro Line in Ontario and Atlantic provinces
• Sports Action in B.C.
• Oddset in western provinces
• Pari Sportif in Quebec

In its core form, players pick 2–6 outcomes (in some regions up to 12), such as moneyline, point spread, over/under, or outright winners, and must get all selections right to win

How to play Pro Line lottery in Canada?

1. Play Pro Line Lottery at Retailer

You can play Pro Line in Canada either at the retailer or online

Pick up a games list and selection slip at any Atlantic Lottery Retailer.  Alternatively, access the games list on ProlineStadium.com.

Make your picks, choosing from the MONEYLINE, SPREAD or TOTAL wagering formats.  Some wagering formats, such as Winning Margins, are only available at retail through a mobile QR code.

3. Select a wager amount.

4. Present the slip or QR Code to the Atlantic Lottery Retailer to scan.

Check your ticket before you leave the store to ensure all of your picks are correct. Tickets may only be cancelled within 20 minutes of purchase, at the same retail location, and before the start time of the earliest game listed on the ticket.  

Make sure you keep your ticket, as you must have it to claim a prize. All plays will be held on one printed ticket, per selection slip submitted, including Combo Play.

2. How to play Pro Line Lottery online in Canada?

You must have an alc.ca account to purchase online, but you can make your picks online and pay at retail. The “My Picks” icon will appear on a mobile device once a selection has been made.  Click on the icon to see your wager details.

1.     Make your picks, choosing from the wagering formats available on the Event.  

2.    Select a wager amount

3.    The “*My Picks” section allows you to review and remove picks, change your wager amount, add Combo Play as well as see the total cost and potential win.

4.    Click the “Checkout” button (If you are not signed in yet, you will be prompted to do so now.)

5.    Review your wager and click “Confirm Checkout” to complete transaction or click the back arrow or “CANCEL” to return to My Picks.

Remember that Your wager is not official until you see it in your Account. This can be accessed by clicking the “MY ACCOUNT” link in the upper right-hand corner.

Sports available for wagering are Hockey, American and Canadian professional football, American college football, baseball, American college basketball, North American Soccer and European soccer.

You can download Pro Line app on your cell phones and play the games as well.

All of your selections, within a given play, must win according to the final game results. Game results are posted on lottery website and available at your lottery retailer. Remember, tie rules and prop definitions can both be found at the lottery result.

Prizes depend on the odds of the picks, as well as the wager, and vary from ticket to ticket. Odds are posted on the PRO•LINE games list, and your potential prize (for all picks being correct) is printed on the bottom of your ticket.

Where to find the games list for Pro Line Play

The game list is a schedule of the games available for wagering. The game list gives you all of the information you need to play PRO•LINE. Some of the things you will find:

• Date for Events
• The Game Number & Wagering Cutoff Time
• Match-Up
• Odds for MONEY LINE, TOTAL, SPREAD and OUTRIGHT formats
• Home Spread for the SPREAD format
• Total line for the TOTALS format

You can also ask any Atlantic Lottery retailer for the game list.

Rules of the game

Choose events: Pick from a list of pro and college sports, e.g., hockey, football, baseball, basketball, soccer .

Select outcomes per event:

• Moneyline: Home (H), Away (V), or win by margin (H+, V+)
• Totals: Over (O) / Under (U)

Parlay the selections: Minimum 2–3 selections (depending on province), max 6.

Wager amount: Typically $2–$100 per ticket

Odds & payout: Decimal odds are multiplied—the more bets combined, the higher the payout potential

Special Rules

• Pushes revert odds to 1.00 and don’t negate your ticket.
• If an event is canceled/postponed, it’s treated as correct with odds of 1.0 .
• Wager and payout limits apply (e.g., in Ontario, max $100/day, max payout per ticket – $600k)

Conclusion

Pro Line lottery remains Canada’s popular sports lottery betting system, widely accessible and state-regulated. The lottery rollout of Pro Line in both digitized retail versions allows single-event, live, dynamic betting, while still funding community initiatives.

If you’re looking for a balance between convenience and provincial oversight, it’s a solid option. But for bettors chasing sharp lines and fast payouts, private sportsbooks may still be more attractive.

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