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The following listing provides information about government organizations that conduct and regulate gambling in Canada (as well as to several that offer government-funded problem gambling treatment). For a "snapshot" in time, see Organization and Management of Gambling in Canada (2010) & Organization and Management of Gambling in the Canadian Provinces (2004).
PROVINCIAL & TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATIONS
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation (SGC)
URL: http://www.casinoregina.com/corporate
-- SGC operates Casinos Regina and Moose Jaw under the authority of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA). Ticket lotteries are conducted and managed by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC).
- Saskatchewan Lotteries
URL: http://www.sasklotteries.ca/
-- The net proceeds from Saskatchewan Lotteries are deposited in the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation. Sask Sport Inc., in conjunction with Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association Inc. and SaskCulture Inc., establish volunteer committees that adjudicate all requests made to the Trust Fund.
- Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA)
URL: http://www.slga.gov.sk.ca/x3730.xml
-- Regulator of gaming in the province.
- Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA)
URL: http://www.siga.sk.ca/
-- SIGA operates the First Nations casinos in the province.
- Indigenous Gambling Regulators
URL: http://www.igr.ca/
Manitoba
- Manitoba Gaming Control Commission (MGCC)
URL: http://www.mgcc.mb.ca/
-- Regulator of gaming in Manitoba.
- Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC)
URL: http://www.mlc.mb.ca/MLC/
-- MLC was created in 1971 as the Manitoba Lotteries Commission. It conducts and manages gaming in the province (Club Regent and McPhillips Street Station casinos, VLT network, breakopen tickets, bingo paper, and distribution of lottery tickets for the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) and the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation). Agreements also in place with provincial First Nations casinos.
- Manitoba Horse Racing Commission
URL: http://www.manitobahorsecomm.org
-- Regulates horse racing and the operation of all race tracks in Manitoba.
Ontario
- Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
URL: http://www.agco.on.ca/en/home/index.aspx
-- AGCO is responsible for the regulation of the province's casinos, charity casinos and slot machine facilities.
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)
URL: http://www.olg.ca/
-- The OLG was created in 1975 as the Ontario Lottery Corporation. It is responsible for the operation of lottery products, charity and aboriginal casinos, commerical casinos, and slots-at-racetracks (racinos).
- Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (OPGRC)
URL: http://www.gamblingresearch.org/
-- A goverment-funded agency with the mandate of undertaking research on problem gambling.
- Responsible Gambling Council
URL: http://rgco.org
-- The Council acts as an information clearinghouse, provides awareness and prevention services, and conducts research.
Quebec
- Loto-québec
URL: http://www.loto-quebec.com/
-- Loto-québec was created in 1969. It operates three casinos and provides related restaurant and lodging services. It also administers a video lottery system and network bingo activities.
- Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux
URL: http://www.racj.gouv.qc.ca/
-- Regulates horse racing, lotteries, video lotteries, and publicity contests in the province.
New Brunswick
- New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation (NBLGC)
URL: http://www.gnb.ca/0162/gaming/Gaming_policy-e.asp
-- A business entity that is responsible for the conduct and management of all provincial gaming. The NBLGC manages the service provider agreement with the casino operator and acts as the New Brunswick shareholder in the ALC. In addition, the NBLGC, in partnership with other stakeholders departments, is responsible for the development and implementation of the province’s responsible gaming initiatives.
- Gaming Control Branch - Department of Public Safety
URL: http://www.gnb.ca/0276/gaming/index-e.asp
-- Responsible for the regulation and control of provincial gaming as well as the regulation, control and licensing of charitable gaming in the province.
Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Alcohol & Gaming Division
URL: http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/agd/
-- Responsible for the regulating and control of gaming in the province (casinos, bingos, lotteries and other games of chance) with the exception of harness racing and gaming activities conducted on Native lands. The Maritime Harness Racing Authority is responsible for the conduct of harness racing and related parimutuel activities in the Province.
- Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation
URL: http://www.nsgc.ca/
-- Responsible for the conduct and management of the province’s casinos. The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation does not directly operate lotteries or video lotteries but is a shareholder in the Atlantic Lottery Corporation and in the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC). The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is a jointly owned corporation of the four Atlantic provinces.
Prince Edward Island
- Consumer, Corporate and Insurance Division
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca/oag/ccaid-info/index.php3
-- Responsible for regulating lottery schemes (e.g., bingos, raffles, casino nights, 50/50 draws, etc.) in the province.
- Prince Edward Island Lotteries Commission
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca/pt/index.php3
-- The Commission does not directly operate lotteries or video lotteries but is a shareholder in the Atlantic Lottery Corporation and in the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC). The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is a jointly owned corporation of the four Atlantic provinces.
Newfoundland & Labrador
- Department of Government Services and Lands -- Trade Practices and Licencing Division
URL: http://www.gs.gov.nl.ca/cca/tp/lotteries/
-- Responsible for regulating lottery schemes (e.g., bingos, breakopen tickets, 50/50 draws, etc.) in the province.
-- The Province of Newfoundland & Labrador does not directly operate lotteries or video lotteries but is a shareholder in the Atlantic Lottery Corporation and in the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC). The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is a jointly owned corporation of the four Atlantic provinces.
Yukon
Northwest Territories
- Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) - Licensing
URL: http://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/
-- MACA licenses and regulates charity bingos, Nevada tickets, casinos and raffles under the Lotteries Act, which covers gambling permitted under the Criminal Code of Canada. Lottery licensing authority now rests with 12 NWT communities. Ticket lotteries are conducted and managed by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC).
- Sport North Lottery Authority
URL: http://www.sportnorth.com/
-- The Lottery Program is responsible for funding Sport North programs and acts as the marketing organization for lottery retailers across the NWT and Nunuvut.
Nunavut
- Department of Community and Government Services
URL: http://cgs.gov.nu.ca/en/
-- The Department is responsible for regulating the conduct and management of lotteries through the Lotteries Act. Ticket lotteries are conducted and managed by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC).
- Sport North Lottery Authority
URL: http://www.sportnorth.com
-- The Lottery Program is responsible for funding Sport North programs and acts as the marketing organization for lottery retailers across the NWT and Nunuvut.
FEDERAL & INTER-PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) (Division of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
URL: http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1204043533186&lang=eng
-- Regulates and supervises pari-mutuel betting on horse racing at racetracks across Canada. The CPMA is financed through a federal levy of eight tenths of one percent (0.8%) collected from each dollar bet in Canada. This came to $14,478,544.44 in 2003.
- Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC)
-- This organization joins together the five Canadian lottery corporations and operates Lotto 6/49, Super 7 and Special Event (Celebration). It was formed in 1976 by the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLC) and the Western Canada Lottery Foundation (WCL). Loto-québec joined in 1978 and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) in 1979.
-- "The ILC makes payments to the Government of Canada as a result of an agreement between the Provincial Governments and the Federal Government on the withdrawal of the Federal Government from the lottery field. The agreement requires the provinces, on a combined basis, to make ongoing payments of $24 million in 1979 dollars annually on an inflation adjusted basis [currently $58.4 million]." - Western Canadian Lottery Corporation Annual Report 2003
- Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC)
URL: http://www.alc.ca/
-- The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) was incorporated in 1976 to conduct and manage lotteries in Atlantic Canada. The four shareholders in ALC are the Lotteries Commission of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation, Prince Edward Island Lotteries Commission, and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC)
URL: http://www.wclc.com/
-- WCLC is a non-profit organization authorized to manage, conduct and operate lottery and gaming-related activities as agent for its Members, the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut participate as associate members. It was originally formed in 1974 as the Western Canada Lottery Foundation.
Last Updated: 02/07/11
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