Problem Gambling

• Balancing risk and reward: Pickering, Ont. gets cash injection from new casino

  OLG recently announced the first quarterly payment to the city for its share of the gaming revenue from Pickering Casino Resort, which opened on July 26.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2021
  
• Nova Scotia to eliminate lifetime ban for gamblers in self-exclusion program

  The changes would also require the forfeiture of prizes, winnings, and wagers by program participants under a voluntary ban.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2018
  
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• B.C. Lottery Corp. sidesteps mandatory review on some web, casino games

  The British Columbia Lottery Corp. launched some Internet games and casino projects without performing a mandatory review, an internal audit shows.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2016
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• NS gambling revenues jump 2 years after prevention program cancelled

  A spike in revenues from ticket lotteries and video lottery terminals boosted the lottery corporation's revenue by more than $40 million in the last year.

  Consumer

  Jul 21, 2016
• Ontario casinos could be liable after problem gambler loses millions

  Ontario's gaming authority could yet be on the hook for a claim by victims of a gambling addict who ripped off more than $4 million to feed her casino habit, Ontario's top court ruled Friday.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2016
• Is your teen gambling online? Study says the habit is on the rise

  Nearly 10 per cent of teens in three Canadian provinces say they've gambled online in the past three months.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2016
• Nova Scotia using stale data, not tracking gambling programs: Auditor general

  Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province can't adequately monitor fish farms and is calling on the government to improve its ability to identify outbreaks of disease in the industry.

  Environment

  Jun 17, 2015