Interesting gambling statistics from Canada

It appears as though gambling in Canada no longer has anywhere to go. Gambling revenue saw it’s last significant increase in 2007 and has more or less stayed at this same level ever since. For some provinces, online casinos are being explored as an option for increasing gambling revenue. Canadians already play online, quite a bit in fact, but these casinos are owned and operated by companies

 

 

overseas. This means that, despite the fact that millions of dollars are being spent at these casinos, none of it can be taxed, nor does the money contribute to the local economy in any way. The games offered by GamingClub.com as well as other online casinos are generally quite a bit more fun than those which you’d find at any lottery run outlet. So some provinces have chosen to work with online casinos, rather than against them, in order to remain competitive. The government of British Columbia was the first to take this step, and while this specific casino suffered from some major technical problems which turned into big setbacks for the casino, the concept of the government run online casino remains sound. Assuming that there are no further setbacks with this casino, this type of gambling could be adopted all across the country, and this just might mean an increase in gambling revenue for the first time since 2007.