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Table 1 Gambling revenues and profits

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	Gambling revenue¹		Gambling profit²		Share of total revenue³		Revenue per capita (18 and over)⁴
	1992	2007	1992	2007	1992	2005	1992	2007
	$ millions (current)				%		$
Canada	2,734	13,649	1,680	7,058	1.9	4.8	128	524
Newfoundland and Labrador	80	189	42	106	2.3	3.2	189	461
Prince Edward Island	20	42	7	13	2.7	3	209	388
Nova Scotia	125	320	72	148	2.8	4.3	180	425
New Brunswick	117	214	49	123	2.7	3.2	209	353
Quebec	693	2,775	472	1,425	1.8	4.5	128	450
Ontario	853	4,699	529	1,658	1.9	5.3	106	468
Manitoba	153	566	105	354	2.5	5.2	186	624
Saskatchewan	62	530	39	316	1.1	5.1	86	696
Alberta	225	2,386	125	1,828	1.6	5.2	118	890
British Columbia	403	1,919	239	1,081	2.2	4.5	153	545
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	5	9	1	6	0.3	0.3	82	121
1.Total revenue from wagers on government-controlled lotteries, casinos and VLTs, minus prizes and winnings. 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 2005 total provincial revenue. The 2006 provincial revenue will be available autumn 2008. 4.Persons 18 and over were selected as this is the legal age of gambling in most provinces. Sources: Statistics Canada, National Accounts, Public Institutions (Financial management statistics) and post-censal population estimates.