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Canadian Gambling Study Released

CANADA – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Gambling has exploded in Canada. There are now 87,000 gambling machines, 33,000 lottery ticket centres, 60 permanent casinos, 250 race tracks and teletheatres and 25,000 licenses to run various bingo, temporary casinos, raffles, pull tickets and other activities.

Gambling in Canada: Statistics and Context, to be released on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 9 a.m. MST, represents the Canada West Foundation's third significant effort to introduce some clarity and understanding of the issues which the growth of gambling are having on our society.

While the role of gambling in filling provincial coffers is well-documented, the societal costs of raising revenue from gambling remains largely unknown. Gambling's human impact on family stress, financial well-being, lost work productivity and addiction are only just starting to be measured and tracked.

It is against this backdrop that Gambling in Canada is being released. Using statistics for the 2003-2004 fiscal year and historical trend analysis, the main gambling policy issues are given a numerical context.

Gambling in Canada was written by Senior Policy Analyst Jason Azmier, who has written numerous reports on gambling.

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