Canadian Gaming Links

	Commissions & Control Boards		Exhibitions, Publications & Media
	Associations		Training & Education
	Responsible & Problem gambling		Game testing etc...

See also Canadian Casinos for a listing of operations by Province

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Last update

20/8/2008

Commissions & Control Boards

Nova Scotia Alcohol And Gaming Authority
www.gov.ns.ca/aga
Established 4th April, 1995, as a result of the introduction of the Gaming Control Act. Nova Scotia's two casinos in Halifax and Sydney are managed by the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation in partnership with Great Canadian Casino Corporation.

Quebec - Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux
The Quebec Alcohol, Racing and Gaming Commission
www.racj.gouv.qc.ca
Québec Government board with responsibility for overseeing gaming & alcohol in the province.

Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
www.agco.on.ca
Established 23rd February, 1998 under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC)
www.olgc.ca
www.ontariocasino.ca

Manitoba Gaming Control Commission
www.mgcc.mb.ca

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation
www.mlc.mb.ca

Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation
www.gov.sk.ca/deptsorgs/overviews/?42

Saskatchewan Liquor & Gaming Authority (SLGA)
www.slga.gov.sk.ca
A Treasury Board Crown Corporation responsible for the distribution, control and regulation of liquor and most of the gaming in Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority
www.siga.sk.ca

Saskatchewan - Indigenous Gaming Regulators Inc.
www.igr.ca

Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
www.aglc.gov.ab.ca
Alberta's first privately owned charitable casino opened in 1980 in Calgary and was followed by Edmonton in 1981.

Alberta Ministry of Gaming
www.gaming.gov.ab.ca

British Columbia Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming
Responsible for overseeing charitable gaming operations in the province.
B.C. Gaming Control Act.
www.legis.gov.bc.ca/37th3rd/3rd_read/gov06-3.htm
B.C. Ministery of Finance
www.fin.gov.bc.ca

Money laundering and suspicious transactions.

FINTRAC - Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.
www.fintrac.gc.ca
Information for casinos.
www.fintrac.gc.ca/re-ed/casinos_e.asp

Associations

Canadian Gaming Association (CGA)
www.canadiangaming.ca
Founded in June 2005 by gaming operators, equipment manufacturers and suppliers to be a national voice for the Canadian gaming industry. In December 2005 the CGA purchased the rights to the Canadian Gaming Summit & Exhibition from founder Ivan Sack.

CGA 2008 National Gaming Impact study
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CANADIAN GAMING INDUSTRY

Responsible & Problem gambling

Nova Scotia Alcohol & Gaming Authority
Voluntary Exclusion programme.
www.gov.ns.ca/aga/exclusion.htm

Resposible Gambling Council - Ontario
www.responsiblegambling.org

Problem Gambling Research Centre - Ontario
www.gamblingresearch.org

University of Windsor - Problem Gambling Research Group - Ontario
http://venus.uwindsor.ca/pgrg/index.htm

Gambling Watch Network - Ontario
www.gamblingwatch.ca

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
www.afm.mb.ca

Canadian Mental Health Association - Saskatchewan Division Inc.
www.cmhask.com/gambling/index.php

Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC)
www.aadac.com

Alberta Gaming Research Institute
www.abgaminginstitute.ualberta.ca
The University of Alberta, University of Calgary, and the University of Lethbridge. The primary purpose is to support and promote research into gaming and gambling in the province.

British Columbia Partnership for Responsible Gambling
www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca

Problem Gambling Victoria
www.problemgamblingvictoria.ca

Exhibitions, Publications & Media

Canadian Gaming Summit & Exhibition
www.canadiangamingsummit.com
The 11th annual Canadian Gaming Summit & Exhibition will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Totonto on the 25th to 27th April, 2007.

Canadian Gaming News
www.canadiangaming.com
Hardcopy publication established in May 1994 by editor and publisher Ivan Sack.

Gaming News Canada
www.gamingnewscanada.com
David Gutnik. Established in 2008 providing daily news headlines from the casino, racino, lottery, bingo, horse racing & sports betting sectors.

CGTV: Casino and Gaming Television
www.cgtvcanada.com
The 24 hours gaming channel is an associated company of Boardwalk Gaming and Entertainment Inc. who operate charitable Bingo centre's across Canada.
www.boardwalkgaming.com
www.insightsports.com

Training & Education

Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence
www.gamingcentreofexcellence.ca
Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. An organization offering development tools and training events designed specifically for the casino and gaming industry.

Game testing etc...

The Gambling Equipment Certification and Control Lab - Québec
www.msp.gouv.qc.ca/labo/labo_en.asp?ndn=05&txtSection=certific

Technical Systems Testing
www.tstglobal.com