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Alberta gaming officials say province not interested
An Alberta Gaming spokesman says the province is not considering the introduction of Internet gambling as suggested in recent media reports.
Marilyn Carlyle-Helms says the media has overplayed her comments by suggesting that Alberta is now making a decision on whether to allow online gaming.
She says this is a huge phenomenon in the world right now, but Alberta is not considering moving forward on Internet gaming at this point.
Alberta already rakes in roughly $1.3 billion a year from gaming revenues, mostly from VLTs, casinos and bingo.
Carlyle-Helms says the gaming commission is simply doing telephone and online surveys with 800 Albertans to find out if they gambling online and what games they play.
She says the province has been monitoring this issue for more than five years because Internet gambling is illegal in Alberta unless the province is involved.
edmontonsun.com - Alberta - Internet gambling not on the horizon
An Alberta Gaming spokesman says the province is not considering the introduction of Internet gambling as suggested in recent media reports.
Marilyn Carlyle-Helms says the media has overplayed her comments by suggesting that Alberta is now making a decision on whether to allow online gaming.
She says this is a huge phenomenon in the world right now, but Alberta is not considering moving forward on Internet gaming at this point.
Alberta already rakes in roughly $1.3 billion a year from gaming revenues, mostly from VLTs, casinos and bingo.
Carlyle-Helms says the gaming commission is simply doing telephone and online surveys with 800 Albertans to find out if they gambling online and what games they play.
She says the province has been monitoring this issue for more than five years because Internet gambling is illegal in Alberta unless the province is involved.
edmontonsun.com - Alberta - Internet gambling not on the horizon
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