ALC Announces the Appointment of Dallas McCready as New Head of Crown Corporation

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) has announced the appointment of Dallas McCready as the new head of the crown corporation, replacing Patrick Daigle, who had announced his retirement.

Before taking on his new role, McCready was Atlantic Lottery’s Chief Strategy Officer, a job he took in 2022. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the gaming industry and public sector, including serving as a Deputy Minister with the Government of New Brunswick. As ALC’s Chief Strategy Officer he led the development of the organization’s recent five-year strategic plan.

“McCready brings significant gaming experience and a unique set of skills and experiences that will drive the organization forward at a very exciting time in the industry. The fact that we were able to identify the ideal next President and CEO from the internal executive ranks speaks to the strength and depth of the team at Atlantic Lottery,” said Sean O’Connor, Chair of Atlantic Lottery’s Board of Directors.

An ad-hoc board committee was put together to partner with Royer Thompson, an executive recruitment firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to lead a search for Daigle’s replacement. More than 120 applicants were considered for the role in an international search.

“Atlantic Lottery has always punched above its weight. With increasing competition in the sector, we are emerging as a leader in healthy play for our customers while continuing to make a game-changing impact for the people and places of Atlantic Canada,” McCready said in a statement.

According to the latest annual report for the 2023-24 fiscal year, released last October, Atlantic Lottery delivered CA$487 million to the four Atlantic provinces – New Brunswick (CA$151.2 million), Nova Scotia (CA$161.7 million), Prince Edward Island (CA$26.8 million), and Newfoundland and Labrador (CA$147.3 million) – which included CA$256.5 million from the Destination line of business (video lottery terminals) and CA$230.5 million from the Retail and iLottery lines of business.

Atlantic Lottery continued to see growth on the alc.ca platform, with gross gaming revenue for the iLottery line of business increasing by 17% over the previous fiscal year.