Canadians Spending $14.5 Billion On Gambling: Study
Winnipeg Free Press › August 18, 2009
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"There's a myriad of social costs as well as economic costs this report has failed to address," said Robert Williams, a health sciences professor at the University of Lethbridge and prominent problem gambling researcher.
The study, conducted by HLT Advisory Inc., found gaming revenues are on par with profit generated by spectator sports, television, movies, books, magazines and performing-arts sectors combined. The gaming industry includes casinos, lotteries, horse racing, charitable gaming, bingo, slots and video lottery terminals.See the full content of this document
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Canadians Spending $14.5 Billion On Gambling: Study
By Allison Jones
TORONTO -- Canadians gambled away $14.5 billion last year playing slo...See the full content of this document
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