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NDP proposes VLT ban

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -- As reported by the Charlottetown Guardian: "Standing in front of historic Province House, Constable said an NDP government would ban VLTs from across the province, including at the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre.

"But Constable's plan was short on details. He didn't know how much a ban on VLTs would cost P.E.I. taxpayers or what impact it would have on businesses, like bar owners that rely on the revenues generated by VLTs.

"...Atlantic Lottery Corporation's annual report says the P.E.I. government pocketed $19.4 million from video lottery terminals. Another $4 million in income came from the Charlottetown Driving Park Entertainment Centre, however much of that was offset by losses at the centre.

"In its first year of operations, the casino-styled hall lost $2.4 million..."

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