Gambling 

Overview

In most Canadian provinces the gaming industry has grown significantly over the last two decades under the aegis of the State. The dawn of this industry dates back to Expo '67 in Montreal when the first $1-million draw was held to help pay the costs of that event. Other than this one exception, gambling, in all its forms, was considered a crime until 1969.   

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Selected Readings

Socio-Economic Impact of Gambling (SEIG) Framework Inter-Provincial Consortium for the Development of Methodology to Assess the Social and Economic Impact of Gambling, February 2008
Executive Summary [PDF]
Detailed Document [PDF]

Final Report: Performance and Enhancement of the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI): Report and Recommendations [PDF]
Healthy Horizons Consulting, September 2006

Research on the Social Impacts of Gambling: Final Report [PDF]
Scottish Executive Social Research, 2006

Étude exploratoire sur les perceptions et les habitudes de quatre communautés culturelles de Montréal en matière de jeux de hasard et d'argent [PDF]
INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société, November 2005
(availble in French only)

Area Variations in the Prevalence of Substance Use and Gambling Behaviours and Problems in Quebec: A Multilevel Analysis [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (CJP), 50(10): 591-598, September 2005

A National Survey of Gambling Problems in Canada [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (CJP), March 2005 

VLT Gambling: Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada: (How Do We Compare?) [Word Document]
Addictions Treatment Services Association (ATSA), January 2005

Canadian Gambling Digest [PDF]
Canadian Partnership for Responsible Gambling (CPRG), 2004

Organization and Management of Gambling in the Canadian Provinces [PDF]
Canadian Partnership for Responsible Gambling (CPRG), 2004

Assessing and Treating Problem Gambling: Empirical Status and Promising Trends [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (CJP), August 2004

Internet Gambling in Canada Waits in Legal Purgatory [PDF]
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM), National Policy Working Group (NPWG), Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), July 2004

The Canadian Problem Gambling Index: Final Report [PDF]
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), 2001

The Whistler Symposium Report: The First International Symposium on the Economic and Social Impact of Gambling [PDF]
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), 2000

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