"You walk into your local harness racing establishment for an evening of racing. Whether it’s Northlands Park, Woodbine Racetrack or Northside Downs, tonight you can win $1 million. As you saunter in through the front entrance, a huge progressive number greets your eyes. This is the grand prize."

Some longtime harness racing punters enjoy betting $2 to place on the favourite, knowing that a maximum return of $3 is the best they can hope for. But when any Canadian adult can walk into a lottery kiosk 365 days of the year and put up $2, with the hope of getting back millions, it can make that same place bet look a little dull to some.

With racetracks across the country accessible to millions of people, Trot looks at a way where we can also offer them that ‘life-changing’ payout. To read and comment on the Jackpot Bet 'Game Changer' idea from the May issue of Trot, click on the following link: Game Changer - Lottery: Jackpot Bet