Stricter Problem Gambling Regulations Targeted In British Columbia

Canadian provinces are in the process of gambling expansion involving many different avenues. Land-based gambling options, as well as Internet gambling are both growing in record numbers in Canada.

On Thursday, British Columbia legislators called upon the BC Lottery Corporation to make changes to current policies regarding problem gambling. The current system, according to several legislators, is not working and is need of an overhaul.

The self-exclusion program was the specific target of lawmakers. The program boasts a strong rate of success, but experts and legislators agree that the success is not nearly as proclaimed as is advertised. Gamblers who sign up for the program are assured that they will be stopped from entering casinos.

Several gambling addicts have confessed to being allowed into casinos after signing up for the program. Critics of the government believe that while some are calling for change, the majority of legislators have become used to the revenue generated from problem gamblers.

"They don't want to stop people from coming in there and spending the amount of money they spend," said one admitted gambling addict who wished to remain anonymous, as reported by CBC News, "because it's the problem gamblers that are spending the most money."

Gambling addiction has become a hot topic all around the world with the gambling industry growing to never before seen heights. In Canada, several provinces have given the go ahead for regulated Internet gambling, and that has caused lawmakers to inquire about safeguards that lotteries have in place to combat gambling addiction.

May 20, 2010
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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