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Gambling revenues and profits |
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Gambling revenue1 |
Gambling profit2 |
Share of total revenue3 |
Revenue per capita (18+)4 |
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1992 | 2005 | 1992 | 2005 | 1992 | 2005 | 1992 | 2005 | |
$ millions (current) |
% |
$ |
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Canada | 2,734 | 12,984 | 1,680 | 7,101 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 128 | 513 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 80 | 205 | 42 | 109 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 189 | 496 |
Prince Edward Island | 20 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 209 | 344 |
Nova Scotia | 125 | 362 | 72 | 169 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 180 | 485 |
New Brunswick | 117 | 211 | 49 | 117 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 209 | 351 |
Quebec | 693 | 2,961 | 472 | 1,618 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 128 | 489 |
Ontario | 853 | 4,745 | 529 | 2,016 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 106 | 485 |
Manitoba | 153 | 556 | 105 | 318 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 186 | 623 |
Saskatchewan | 62 | 490 | 39 | 311 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 86 | 653 |
Alberta | 225 | 1,882 | 125 | 1,513 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 118 | 750 |
British Columbia | 403 | 1,528 | 239 | 909 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 153 | 450 |
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 82 | 111 |
1 Total revenue from wagers on government-controlled lotteries, casinos and VLTs, minus prizes and winnings. |
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2 Net income of provincal governments from total gambling revenue, less operating and other expenses (see Data sources and definitions ). | ||||||||
3 The 2005 share of total revenue calculation is based on 2005 gambling revenue and 2004 total provincial revenue. The 2005 provincial revenue will be available autumn 2007. | ||||||||
4 Persons 18 and over were selected as this is the legal age of gambling in most provinces. |
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Sources: National Accounts, Public Institutions (Financial management statistics) and post-censal population estimates. |