Opposition Leader Hal Perry is wondering how a Casino 101 event planned this weekend at the Red Shores Racetrack and Casino in Charlottetown, which promotes instruction on “how the slot machines work,” falls in line with the province’s efforts to promote responsible gambling.
An ad for the Casino 101 event, planned for April 6, was tabled by Perry in the legislature. The ad notes the event is free and encourages attendees to “learn to play our casino games.” Burridge also said she understood that Red Shores and the Atlantic Lotteries Commission have been promoting “healthy play,” which emphasizes limits on bets and on play-time.
“While there are people that are in this gambling space it may not be healthy for them, there are also a great population out there that want to engage – and engage in healthy way,” Burridge said.Perry asked if Burridge would urge Red Shores to cancel the event. The P.E.I. Lotteries Commission, which falls under the jurisdiction of Burridge, released a responsible gambling strategy in August 2023. One of the priorities of the strategy calls for the province to “limit access to video lottery terminals.” It also calls for advertising campaigns to “consider player/citizen protections” and to consider a model of advertising that avoids ads for “games shown be higher-risk.
But Perry noted that a significant portion of the Red Shores revenue come from video lottery terminals. He also noted that the Atlantic Lottery Corporation’s most recent report showed a dramatic increase in revenue from P.E.I.
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