Lottery Games FAQ

Q: Can a resident of Canada purchase Minnesota State Lottery tickets? If a Canadian citizen wins, how would the payment be made and how are the taxes paid?

Canada doesn't tax lottery winnings because they treat the sale of lottery tickets as an “advance tax” Only about 50% of the money collected in

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is visa lottery still available In Canada, on the other hand, tax authorities do not consider lottery winnings to be taxable for Canadian income tax purposes, the