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Table 1 Gambling revenues and profits

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	1992	2008	1992	2008	1992	2006	1992	2008
	Gambling revenue¹		Gambling profit²		Share of total revenue³		Revenue per capita (18 and over)⁴
	$ millions (current)				%		$
Canada	2,734	13,926	1,680	7,144	1.9	4.8	128	528
Newfoundland and Labrador	80	197	42	99	2.3	4.1	189	477
Prince Edward Island	20	46	7	16	2.7	3.3	209	413
Nova Scotia	125	324	72	143	2.8	4.5	180	426
New Brunswick	117	219	49	129	2.7	3.3	209	363
Quebec	693	2,790	472	1,539	1.8	3.9	128	449
Ontario	853	4,841	529	1,680	1.9	5.2	106	475
Manitoba	153	645	105	358	2.5	5.3	186	696
Saskatchewan	62	641	39	325	1.1	5.4	86	825
Alberta	225	2,254	125	1,759	1.6	5.5	118	809
British Columbia	403	1,962	239	1,089	2.2	5.2	153	556
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	5	9	1	7	0.3	0.3	82	114
1. Total revenue from wagers on government-controlled lotteries, casinos and video lottery terminals, minus prizes and winnings. Revisions to provincial estimates will occur in November 2009. 2. Net income of provincal governments from total gambling revenue, less operating and other expenses (see Data sources and definitions). 3. The 2006 share of total revenue calculation is based on 2006 gambling revenue and 2006 total provincial revenue. The 2007 provincial revenue will be available autumn 2009. 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.