gambling in alberta - Research Services - University of Lethbridge

Actual Revenue
Another source of data concerns actual revenue as it relates to geographic region (as opposed
to reported expenditure). This information tends to be available as a function of game type.
One category concerns charitable gaming revenue from casino events, bingo events, raffle
tickets, and pull tickets. This data was obtained from Alberta Gaming Commission Annual
Reviews (1980 – 1994) and Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Annual Reports (1995 –
2009). Figure 23 shows the relative contribution of Calgary, Edmonton, and all Other
Communities to total net (after prizes but before expenses) charitable revenue over time. The
proportion is roughly equal between these 3 regions, although Calgary’s proportion has been
increasing in recent years.
Figure 23: Proportion of Total Net Alberta Charitable Gambling Revenue Contributed by Each Region
(in 2010 dollars).
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Figure 24 shows the ratio of provincial charitable gambling revenue derived from Calgary,
Edmonton, and all ‘Other Communities’ divided by the relative population size of these three
areas in each year (population data from Statistics Canada). As can be seen, charitable
gambling revenue per capita from the two major cities is considerably higher than charitable
gambling revenue per capita in other areas of Alberta. Furthermore, the per capita revenue of
Edmonton is consistently higher than Calgary. This higher per capita revenue of Edmonton and
Calgary may be partly due to the fact that the majority of charitable gaming revenue comes
from casinos, and these are more conveniently located in these two cities.
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