Councillor Woodsworth’s motion passed! Thanks to Councillor Woodsworth for supporting charities and for calling for a delay in any further gaming expansion until gaming cuts and gambling irregularities and regulation are addressed! This is good news, but the fight is not over. The City does not necessarily have influence over provincial government policy, but this…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
BCACG’s submission to BC leadership candidates
This is a submission the BCACG will be presenting to all the BC leadership candidates in both party races. It was first presented this morning, to Christy Clark: The BCACG has two positions concerning the current charitable gaming funding crisis, one short term and one long-term. For the short term BCACG requests that the gaming…
BC Lottery Corp on spending spree while charities reel
By Sandy Garossino, BCACG advocate. First printed in The Vancouver Observer. Revelations of our casinos’ extraordinary vulnerability to organized crime—and the deals that Rich Coleman has struck with casino developers—should give British Columbians considerable pause. The financial records of the BC Lottery Corporation give cold comfort to anyone looking for reassurance there. Pete McMartin’s piece…
B.C. casinos get subsidized while charities suffer cuts: NDP arts critic
Please see these articles on Spencer Chandra Herbert’s questioning of the high subsidies given to casino owners at the same time as charities received deep cuts in their gaming grants. Articles were published in the Vancouver Sun and The Province.
