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Gambling
September 2008
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Net revenue from government-run lotteries, video lottery terminals, casinos, and slot machines not in casinos quintupled between 1992 and 2007. Also, gambling participation and expenditure rates increased with household income.
Source:
September 2008 issue of
Perspectives on Labour and Income:

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Gambling, 2007 - from Statistics Canada
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May 2007

Highlights:

* Net revenue from government-run lotteries, video lottery terminals (VLTs), and casinos rose from $2.7 billion in 1992 to 13.3 billion in 2006.1
* Net revenue from pari-mutuel betting (horse racing) dropped from $532 million to $387 million over the same period (1992 to 2006).
* In 2006, lotteries accounted for 25% of all net non-charity gambling revenue, casinos 33%, VLTs 23%, and slot machines not in casinos 19%.
* Average gambling revenue per person 18 and over in 2005 ranged from $111 in the three territories to $750 in Alberta, with a national average of $513.2
* Compared with workers in non-gambling industries, those in gambling were more likely to be women (54% versus 47%), paid by the hour (79% versus 65%), and paid less ($18 hourly versus $20) and receiving tips at their job (30% versus 7%).
* Employment in the gambling industry rose from 11,000 in 1992 to 40,000 in 2006.
* One in seven women and men living alone reported spending money on casinos, slot machines or VLTs; however, the men spent more than three times as much as the women-$1,396 compared with $434.3
* Gambling participation and expenditure rates increased with household income. For example, 57% of households with incomes of less than $20,000 gambled in 2005 and spent an average of $491, while equivalent figures for those with incomes of $80,000 or more were 75% and $618.

- includes the following tables and charts:
* Net revenue from government-run gambling has increased steadily
* Gambling revenues and profits
* Characteristics of workers
* Gambling outpaced other industries
* Characteristics of jobs
* Household expenditures on gambling activities
* Household expenditure on all gambling activities by income groups, 2005

Source:
Statistics Canada

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Gambling in Canada
Winter 1996
"An analysis of the latest Canadian research on gambling, including information on gambling frequency and problems related to gambling. The report contains ten recommendations, including an outright ban on video lottery terminals outside of casinos or casino-like settings."
Source:
National Council of Welfare

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Citizens’ Group Aims for Elimination of VLTs - Nova Scotia
News Release
April 12, 2005
"Halifax, NS - A new citizens’ group dedicated to the elimination of VLTs from Nova Scotia launched their campaign on the government’s doorstep with a news conference at Province House this morning. Many new faces joined well-known advocates such as actor John Dunsworth, Halifax Citadel MLA Danny Graham, and founder of VOLTS (Video Online Terminators Society) Bernie Walsh to outline plans for the campaign, called GameOverVLTs.com."

GameOverVLTs.COM!
A Campaign for the Elimination of VLTs in Nova Scotia
- incl. links to : MLA Scoreboard - Stories - Myth vs. Reality - Petition - Resources - Need Help? - News

Related link:

The Costs and Benefits of Gaming - A Literature Review
With Emphasis on Nova Scotia
By Karen Hayward
October 2004

Press Release (PDF file - 129K, 3 pages)
Summary (PDF file - 2.6MB, 62 pages)
Full Report (PDF file - 8.4MB, 279 pages)
Media Coverage

Source:
GPI Atlantic
"GPI Atlantic is a non-profit research organization, founded in 1997, committed to the development of the Genuine Progress Index (GPI) - a new measure of sustainability, wellbeing and quality of life consisting of 22 social, economic and environmental components."