The Prince George Hospice Society says it will be issuing refunds after failing to include 300 tickets purchased for its 50/50 draw.
Cheques will be mailed to those who purchased tickets in the following ranges of numbers: 5551-5600, 5701-5750, 7001-7050, 7201-7250, 8101-8150 and 8251-8300.
"As we will be contacting the people affected by the error, no action is required from people that purchased 50/50 tickets," the society said in a statement issued Thursday.
In all 10,098 tickets were sold.
"The Prince George Hospice Society apologizes for the error, and recognizes the importance of correcting the process to prevent this error from occurring in the future," it said in a statement issued Thursday.
The B.C. Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch has launched an investigation to determine the cause, the society said.
"While the investigation is on-going and we cannot speculate about the potential outcome, we are committed to taking appropriate action based on the results of the investigation," the Society said.
The Dream Home lottery draw and the early-bird draws were unaffected.
"The tickets for the Dream Home lottery were purchased separately, and after noticing this issue we launched an audit of the Dream Home lottery tickets to ensure all of the tickets would be included in the draw," the society said.
