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cas<strong>in</strong>o was beneficial is as follows: 2.2 (i.e., 54.8%/20.4%) for Cold Lake; 1.8 (Whitecourt); 1.7<br />

(Fort McMurray); 1.6 (<strong>Lethbridge</strong>); 1.5 (Camrose); 1.4 (Red Deer); 1.3 (Morley); 1.3 (Grande<br />

Prairie); 0.9 (Medic<strong>in</strong>e Hat). The Medic<strong>in</strong>e Hat region is an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g exception as the only<br />

area where more people believed the cas<strong>in</strong>o was more beneficial than harmful.<br />

The second question concerns whether attitudes toward the cas<strong>in</strong>o varied as a function <strong>of</strong> how<br />

long the cas<strong>in</strong>o had been <strong>in</strong> the region (i.e., whether the person was from an Established Cas<strong>in</strong>o<br />

area (bars with red/orange coloration) or a New Cas<strong>in</strong>o area (bars with blue/purple coloration).<br />

The answer to this question appears to be ‘no’. Although the most negative attitudes are <strong>in</strong> a<br />

New Cas<strong>in</strong>o area (Cold Lake), and the most positive attitudes are <strong>in</strong> an Established Cas<strong>in</strong>o area<br />

(Medic<strong>in</strong>e Hat), Figure 41 fails to show consistent differences <strong>in</strong> attitudes <strong>in</strong> New Cas<strong>in</strong>o areas<br />

relative to Established Cas<strong>in</strong>o areas.<br />

A f<strong>in</strong>al analysis <strong>in</strong>vestigated whether there were changes <strong>in</strong> attitudes <strong>in</strong> the New Cas<strong>in</strong>o areas<br />

between 2008 and 2009 compared to the Established Cas<strong>in</strong>o areas. The results are presented<br />

<strong>in</strong> Figure 42. Although no formal statistical comparisons were conducted, it seems fairly<br />

evident from these figures that op<strong>in</strong>ions are relatively unchanged between the two years.<br />

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