Know the Facts
$145.9 million in revenue was generated from gambling in 2009-10 for government programs and services in Nova Scotia (1)
Nova Scotia has among the lowest rate of problem gambling in Canada (2)
3.6% of Nova Scotians are at a low risk (or at-risk) for problem gambling (2)
1.6 % of Nova Scotians are at a moderate risk for problem gambling (2)
0.9% of Nova Scotians have a gambling problem (2)
87% of Nova Scotians gambled in 2007 (2)
93% of Nova Scotians who gamble do so without a problem (2)
Approximately 660 people are directly employed by gambling in Nova Scotia (1)
In April 2005, the Nova Scotia Government introduced Canada's first fully-integrated Gaming Strategy. The strategy enforced a number of initiatives including the removal of 1,000 VLTs, reduced hours of VLT operation, disabling of the "stop" button feature on all VLTs, and a reduction on the speed of games by 30%. These initiatives resulted in a reduction in the Video Lottery Payment to Province of $21 million in 2006-07 for a total of a $42 million reduction in the Payment to Province over the pre-Gaming Strategy budget. (3)
In 2009-10, Nova Scotians wagered approximately $1.43 billion on gambling (4)
95% of gambling revenues in the province are generated from those who gamble at least once a month (2)
On average, adults in Nova Scotia spend a total of $578 annually on gambling (2)
1 Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation Annual Report 2009-10
2 2007 Nova Scotia Gambling Prevalence Study
3 Video Lottery Program Changes Impact Analysis
4 Alcohol and Gaming Division, Department of Labour and Workforce Development 2009-10 Annual Report
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