gambling in alberta - Research Services - University of Lethbridge
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The charity cas<strong>in</strong>o-event licencee also receives 15% <strong>of</strong> the net revenue from slot mach<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
The cas<strong>in</strong>o owner receives 15% <strong>of</strong> net slot revenue and 5% sales commission on keno tickets<br />
sold as well as 2% redemption commission on prizes paid up to $1,000. The rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 70% <strong>of</strong><br />
slot revenue and approximately 34% <strong>of</strong> keno revenue is returned to the prov<strong>in</strong>ces after prizes<br />
and WCLC operat<strong>in</strong>g expenses.<br />
First Nations Cas<strong>in</strong>os<br />
First Nations cas<strong>in</strong>os are licensed and regulated by the AGLC <strong>in</strong> the same way as Traditional<br />
Cas<strong>in</strong>os, and must conform to all <strong>of</strong> these same regulations. However, there are some<br />
important differences. One difference is that these cas<strong>in</strong>os must operate on reserve land that<br />
existed as <strong>of</strong> 2001.<br />
A second major difference is that First Nations cas<strong>in</strong>os are not obliged to provide ‘cas<strong>in</strong>o<br />
events’ to outside charity groups. Rather, the host First Nation is allowed to have a s<strong>in</strong>gle ‘<strong>in</strong><br />
house’ charity that provides a cont<strong>in</strong>uous year-round ‘charity event’. The name <strong>of</strong> each charity<br />
for each First Nation with a cas<strong>in</strong>o is listed <strong>in</strong> Table 14.<br />
Table 14: Host First Nation Charities.<br />
First Nation Cas<strong>in</strong>o Name Charity Name<br />
Tsuu T’<strong>in</strong>a Nation Grey Eagle Cas<strong>in</strong>o Dit'onik'odza Charities Limited<br />
Enoch Cree River Cree Resort & Cas<strong>in</strong>o Me’Chet Charities Limited<br />
Stoney Nation Stoney Nakoda Resort M<strong>in</strong>i Thni Community Foundation<br />
Cold Lake Cas<strong>in</strong>o Dene Cold Lake First Nations Cas<strong>in</strong>o Society<br />
Alexis Eagle River Cas<strong>in</strong>o Northern Isga Foundation<br />
These charities must employ <strong>in</strong>dependent Cas<strong>in</strong>o Advisors for their cash cage and count rooms<br />
for a m<strong>in</strong>imum <strong>of</strong> 6 months after the open<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the cas<strong>in</strong>o. A local board <strong>of</strong> directors also<br />
oversees the operation <strong>of</strong> the charity, and assesses grant applications for spend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> charity<br />
<strong>gambl<strong>in</strong>g</strong> revenue. A prov<strong>in</strong>ce-wide First Nations Charitable Eligibility and Use <strong>of</strong> Proceeds<br />
Committee provide a f<strong>in</strong>al review <strong>of</strong> applications that have been approved by the local First<br />
Nations charity. This committee is composed <strong>of</strong> roughly an equal number <strong>of</strong> representatives<br />
from the host First Nations and from the prov<strong>in</strong>cial government. It has s<strong>in</strong>ce been disbanded,<br />
and the Charities and the AGLC now refer to the Host First Nation Charitable Cas<strong>in</strong>o Policies<br />
Handbook for guidance concern<strong>in</strong>g charitable revenue use. Those that need vett<strong>in</strong>g go to the<br />
AGLC for further review.<br />
This cont<strong>in</strong>uous local charity provision <strong>of</strong> <strong>gambl<strong>in</strong>g</strong> better ensures that <strong>gambl<strong>in</strong>g</strong> revenue<br />
derived from charity-sponsored cas<strong>in</strong>o <strong>gambl<strong>in</strong>g</strong> stays with the local First Nations community.<br />
In the case <strong>of</strong> table game revenue, the money is divided between the host First Nation charity<br />
and the cas<strong>in</strong>o owner (facility licencee). The cas<strong>in</strong>o owner is typically the host First Nation <strong>in</strong><br />
partnership with a private cas<strong>in</strong>o company, but could just be the First Nation itself. The<br />
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