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A provincial regulator says its investigation into whether a southern Alberta woman is allowed to give away her $1.7-million home in a letter-writing contest has been turned over to local police, after Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis determined the contest wasn’t in its jurisdiction.

But RCMP say they’re not currently looking into any potential illegalities surrounding the contest.

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Last month, Millarville resident Alla Wagner started a contest called “Write a Letter, Win a House” and has since been bombarded by applicants hoping to win the sprawling home in the small community southwest of Calgary.

The AGLC later said in a statement it was performing “a full review into the legality of the contest.”

A spokeswoman for the provincial regulator said Thursday the matter was turned over to Turner Valley RCMP.

“Basically, it’s not under our purview because there was no licence or anything. It’s not an actual raffle,” said Chara Goodings. “It isn’t an actual lottery so we don’t have anything to do with it . . . It’s out of our hands now.”