CANADA - It’s often the lifeblood of many non-profit organizations — and now, local groups that benefit from gambling grants will get a chance to say how they would like the province to dole out the cash. The Community Gaming Grant Review starts a 14-city tour and community forum. Canada & BC Local.
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British Columbia looking to reform charitable gaming funding
Friday, August 19th, 2011Stakes are high for gaming industry in Canada
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011CANADA - Gambling is big business in Canada – about $16-billion worth annually. It’s little wonder that large companies are maneuvering to get in on the action. Globe and Mail.
The golden goose just keeps on laying
Sunday, July 31st, 2011CANADA - VLTs have been referred to as the “crack cocaine” of gambling (Statistics Canada, 2003). Supporting this statement is the evidence of a close relationship between VLT use and problem gambling. Regarding VLT use, 80 per cent of problem gamblers have played in the past 12 months, and 26 per cent of problem gamblers remembered [...]
Canadian casinos, banks, police use facial-recognition technology
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011CANADA - While the debate rages over how social media companies such as Facebook should use facial detection and recognition tools, the technology has quietly crept into institutional life across Canada, for functions ranging from gambling control to bank fraud and police investigations. Beginning next year, Canadian “e-passports” will contain a chip that can be used [...]
BC lottery corporation doesn’t believe gambers have a problem
Sunday, July 24th, 2011CANADA - If programs meant to help problem gamblers fail, it’s the gamblers’ fault, according to recent court filings from the BC Lottery Corporation. The statements of defence claim BCLC and its casinos owe no duty of care to the problem gamblers who have lost their life savings at the slot machines, and suggests they [...]
Atlantic Lotto gambles on ‘Facebook generation’
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011CANADA - The New Brunswick government and Atlantic Lottery Corp. are gambling on a $2-million investment in a U.K. company that will attract a younger generation of players. The provincial government has approved a $2-million investment into GeoSweep, a company that operates a game where gamblers bet on Google Earth locations. Paula Dyke, the director of [...]
There’s no “integrity” in state-owned gambling monopolies.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011CANADA – Commentator responds to news that Ontario’s gambling monopoly has hit a $2 billion jackpot for provincial coffers. The Star.
First Nations gaming funds decline
Sunday, June 19th, 2011CANADA - The amount of gaming money passed along to Saskatchewan First Nations has dropped for the second year in a row.The Saskatchewan Party cabinet last week approved a $46.3-million payment to the First Nations Trust, down from $48.2 million last year. Vancouver Sun.
Six people die on average per year in Nova Scotia due to problem gambling
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011CANADA - A draft report on the impact of gambling in Nova Scotia estimates that an average of six people a year are killing themselves due to problem gambling. The figure is contained in a draft report on the social and economic impacts of gambling that was shelved two years ago by the Nova Scotia government. [...]
Online gambling site iVegas debuts in Vancouver
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011CANADA - Vancouver’s newest online gambling site is open for business and taking bets from B.C. residents. iVegas.com is marketed as a multifaceted Las Vegas experience, where visitors can gamble online, shop online and watch live streaming shows. Vancouver Sun.
