In a recent bombshell article revealed by Brett McKay from the Investigative Journalism Basis (IJF), it was revealed that, in accordance with audited paperwork obtained by the IJF, the Edmonton Oilers‘ 50/50 raffle has paid greater than $81 million to a non-public firm owned by the Oilers Leisure Group (OEG).
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In a video posted to X (previously Twitter), McKay defined that the paperwork revealed that funds over $81 million had been made to an organization referred to as “Win50” between 2021 and 2024 for what it calls “license and rights charges.”
McKay defined that the Oilers Basis knowledgeable them that Win50 pays all bills to run the raffle, and the bills are “a value of doing enterprise.”
McKay had additionally defined within the article that slightly below 20% of ticket gross sales had been obtainable to go to a charitable trigger.
McKay ended the video by saying that there was no clarification given on how a lot of a revenue Win50 makes by offering that service, and that the Oilers Basis claims it invests closely into charitable works in Alberta and complies with all authorities laws.
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