Thursday, August 10, 2006

As reported by the Chronicle Herald: "The province is hoping to break new
ground in finding the social and economic impacts of gambling in Nova
Scotia. "Bill Turpin, a spokesman for the Environment and Labour Department,
said officials believe a socio-economic study to be completed by September
2007 will be the first of its kind in Canada. ".A request for proposals for
the project says the consultant must describe and analyze video lottery
terminals, the ticket lottery, casinos, online gambling, bingo, and harness
racing. "The document says each of those areas 'will be examined from a
societal perspective (including both public and private perspectives). This
will include examining the impacts on individuals, households, communities,
business, government and the economy.' ".The study, which will be made
public, is supposed to cost a maximum of $250,000."