The Potential winner(s) will be selected by a certified random number generator drawn daily at The Scotiabank Centre 1800 Argyle St, Halifax, NS.

At the conclusion of the finale for the Tattoo, the Tattoo announcer will announce the amount and the winning ticket number. On completion of the announcement the winning ticket number will be displayed at the Scotiabank Centre. In the case of a discrepancy between the announced number and the actual number – the actual number will be considered the valid winning ticket.

The holder of the winning ticket number from in house sales, has 30 minutes to claim the prize from the 50/50 coordinator located on the concourse at section 22 in the Scotiabank Centre. If the winner does not come forward in that timeframe, the winner has 90 days to contact the Tattoo office, located at 170 Joseph Zatzman Drive*, unit 3, Dartmouth, NS. Phone 902-420-4621 to produce the winning ticket. If the winning ticket was purchased online, the Sponsor will phone the number attached to the winning ticket to notify them they have won.

*Please note: the Production office relocates to Suite 1201, Scotiabank Centre, for the period of 19 June to 4 July, during which time the Joseph Zatzman office will be closed. Please check our website for updated hours of operation.

A Prize will be awarded to each Potential Winner who has been designated by Sponsor as an Official Winner. Winners on site may be paid in cash or via cheque. Online prizes will be sent to the Winner via cheque with 15 calendar days of Winner delivering winning raffle ticket to the Sponsor Executive.

In the event the winning ticket was purchased in house and the winner does not come forward within 30 minutes of the announcement, The Tattoo will take an advertisement in the provincial newspaper advertising the winning number, post the winning number on their website and social media outlets, stating that the winner has 90 days to claim the prize at the Tattoo office. If after 90 days, no winner has come forward, a second draw of the tickets (including in person and online tickets) of that draw date is to be done at the Tattoo office via the random number generator. That number will be posted on the Tattoo website and in social media outlets. The holder of the second number has 90 days to claim the prize. Should the second draw produce a winning number from online sales, the Sponsors will contact the winner using the information provided at time of purchase to notify them they have won.

If after 180 days from the original draw date there is no winner, the winning amount is to be donated to a registered charity that has been pre-approved by Nova Scotia Alcohol & Gaming.

Lottery Licence Number: AGD-326343-23

House Rules – 50/50 Lottery
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo

OFFICIAL RULES: By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO SOCIETY which shall be binding and final as to all matters related to the Raffle. The Raffle is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and local laws.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the 50/50 lottery is to raise money that will financially reward a member of the audience at each show or via online sales and that will help sustain continued operation of the Tattoo through the efforts of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society. It will also support the activities of the 50/50 selling group.

NET PROCEEDS: All net proceeds of the Raffle will benefit the ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO SOCIETY (hereafter known as “Sponsor”) and the programs and charitable donations that Sponsor supports. The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society is a not-for-profit organization that is responsible for the conduct of the Tattoo. The Society may, at its discretion, conduct the 50/50 lottery or may assign the conduct of the lottery to another not-for-profit or charitable organization for a share of the proceeds of the lottery.

PRIZES: Winners will receive 50% of the Gross proceeds of the raffle (“Prize”). Maximum Prize value is $100,000

ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER: During the dates and times and other details specified below, Tickets are available for purchase IN PERSON, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RESIDENCE. Online sales are restricted to Nova Scotia.

The following persons are NOT ELIGIBLE to participate in the Raffle or to win any Prize:
• 50/50 sellers;
• Officers of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo at the Director level or higher; and
• Employees, officers, directors, shareholders, members, and consultants of Tap 50:50 Event Consultants.

PURCHASING RAFFLE ENTRIES: The following prices and corresponding “ticket numbers” are available for purchase: 1 ticket for $5.00, 5 tickets for $10.00 and 40 tickets for $20.00. Tickets can be purchased at the Scotiabank Centre daily or online at www.nstattoo.ca from 28 June to 3 July inclusive.

Tickets will be sold on the concourses, mezzanine, in the stands and backstage before the commencement of the show. Tickets will be available during the first act at the 50/50 desks located on the concourses or from 50/50 sellers circulating on the concourses, mezzanine or backstage. Tickets will be sold on the concourses, mezzanine, in the stands, in the Sky and Executive boxes and backstage during the intermission. Both online and in-person ticket sales will be closed 15 minutes after the start of the second act.

Purchasers of 50/50 tickets must be 19 years of age or older. Sellers of 50/50 tickets must be 14 years of age or older, with those under the age of 19 selling tickets under the supervision of an adult.

NUMBER OF RAFFLE TICKETS: A maximum of 400,000 tickets will be sold.

THE DRAW: The Potential winner(s) will be selected by a certified random number generator drawn daily at The Scotiabank Centre 1800 Argyle St, Halifax, NS.

At the conclusion of the finale for the Tattoo, the Tattoo announcer will announce the amount and the winning ticket number. On completion of the announcement the winning ticket number will be displayed at the Scotiabank Centre. In the case of a discrepancy between the announced number and the actual number – the actual number will be considered the valid winning ticket.

The holder of the winning ticket number from in house sales, has 30 minutes to claim the prize from the 50/50 coordinator located on the concourse at section 22 in the Scotiabank Centre. If the winner does not come forward in that timeframe, the winner has 90 days to contact the Tattoo office, located at 170 Joseph Zatzman Drive, unit 3, Dartmouth, NS. Phone 902-420-4621 to produce the winning ticket. If the winning ticket was purchased online, the Sponsor will phone the number attached to the winning ticket to notify them they have won. See below for further details.

DETERMINATION OF OFFICIAL WINNER(S): Sponsor shall have the sole discretion to determine whether each Potential Winner is an official winner of a Prize (an “Official Winner”). Sponsor’s decision concerning the identity of all Official Winners shall be final and binding. To become an Official Winner: (1) a Potential Winner must be eligible to participate in the Raffle under these Official Rules and must not be in violation of these Official Rules as determined in Sponsor’s sole judgment; (2) that Potential Winner must contact Sponsor by the deadline specified above.
AWARD OF PRIZE(S) TO OFFICIAL WINNER(S): A Prize will be awarded to each Potential Winner who has been designated by Sponsor as an Official Winner. Winners on site may be paid in cash or via cheque. Online prizes will be sent to the Winner via cheque with 15 calendar days of Winner delivering winning raffle ticket to the Sponsor Executive.

In the event the winning ticket was purchased in house and the winner does not come forward within 30 minutes of the announcement, The Tattoo will take an advertisement in the provincial newspaper advertising the winning number, post the winning number on their website and social media outlets, stating that the winner has 90 days to claim the prize at the Tattoo office. If after 90 days, no winner has come forward, a second draw of the tickets (including in person and online tickets) of that draw date is to be done at the Tattoo office via the random number generator. That number will be posted on the Tattoo website and in social media outlets. The holder of the second number has 90 days to claim the prize. Should the second draw produce a winning number from online sales, the Sponsors will contact the winner using the information provided at time of purchase to notify them they have won.

If after 180 days from the original draw date there is no winner, the winning amount is to be donated to a registered charity that has been pre-approved by Nova Scotia Alcohol & Gaming.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: The Released Parties (defined below under “RELEASE OF LIABILITY”) are not responsible for: (1) Entries which are stolen, lost, damaged, illegible, given away or no longer in the purchaser’s possession, (2) Entries that have been or may have been tampered with or re-sold in violation of these Official Rules; (3) Entries or payments that are delayed, misdirected, undelivered, not fully captured, or garbled as a result of any failure or problem whatsoever with the availability, functionality, operability or use of any network, server, ISP, website, computer, telephone, cable or satellite modem or connection, hand held mobile device or any other computer equipment or connection, whether or not caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by viruses, worms, or malfunctions affecting a network, server ISP or any equipment or programming used in or associated with the Raffle; (4) any other errors of any kind, whether human, typographical, printing, mechanical, or electronic in nature, which relate to or are connected with the Raffle (collectively, as described in clauses (1) through (4), “Errors”), including without limitation Errors in Raffle-related materials or in the administration of the Raffle, such as Errors in processing Entries, identifying Potential Winners, determining Official Winners, or announcing or delivering Prizes; or If any portion of the Raffle is compromised, in Sponsor’s sole judgment, by a virus, worm, bug, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in Sponsor’s sole judgment, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Raffle, or the proper submission or capture of Entries (collectively, a “Compromising Event”), then Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate the Raffle, and to select winners from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received before the known occurrence or discovery of such Comprising Event. All Entry purchases shall be final, and no refunds or replacements will be issued by Sponsor. Sponsor has sole and final decision on admissibility of entries and the determination of prize winner.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY: Entrants, by participating in the Raffle, agree that The Sponsor and Tap 50:50, each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, and advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, shareholders, members, consultants and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by entrants against, any liability for injuries, losses, cost, expenses or damages of any kind, including damages for death, personal injury, property damage.

Please email Barbara Macleod at [email protected] to claim your prize, or if you have issues, questions or disputes.

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