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Once again, we’re sorting through the Casino Online mailbag and helping answer some of your burning questions. Today, we’ll be discussing whether casino gambling is a good way for governments to raise money. While such a topic is incredibly open-ended, we’ll be taking a few case study examples, in the form of Alberta and Pennsylvania, two areas which recently legalised slot machine gambling.
Beginning with Alberta, this Canadian province has a long and rich history of gaming. In 1892, the government first amended legislation to allow certain forms of gambling. Fast forward to the late 1990’s and the Alberta authorities begin experimenting with the introduction and removal in some areas of Video Lottery Terminals, or slots. By 2009, the local government has become “dependent” on casino gambling revenue, with local figures such as Pastor Dale Hansen suggesting that the “Alberta government couldn't function without gambling revenue”. Figures for the 2009-2010 fiscal year predicted the province would rake in an impressive $1.5 billion from gambling revenue, with this figure increasing each year.


