Report NEWFOUNDLAND


NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR


HIDE AND SEEK


An enormous new replacement programme for its VLT stock has triggered great market interest, though the province resolutely refusing to entertain igaming


Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province in Canada and located on the country’s Atlantic coast and is made up of the mainland Labrador and the island Newfoundland which are separated by the Strait of Belle Isle.


Around 94 per cent of the province resides on the island of Newfoundland including some 7,000 smaller associated islands of which over half live on the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador is joined to Quebec and Nunavut.


The capital and largest city is St John’s which is Canada’s 20th largest metropolitan area in terms of census and home to nearly 40 per cent of the population. The name is derived from New Found Land and as a former colony and dominion of the UK, this province because the 10th to enter the Canadian Confederation in March 1949 as Newfoundland. It 2001 an amendment was made to the constitution to rename the province by adding Labrador to the title.


For many years the province has experienced a depressed economy following the collapse of the cod fishery industry during the early 1990s. But due to an energy and resource boom there has been a turnaround in recent years.


Today, the service industry accounts for the largest share of GDP especially the financial services, health care and public administration whilst other significant industries are mining, oil production and manufacturing.


Tourism too is significant and is most popular during the summer months and annually the provinces sees 15 million visitors bringing in some $9.5bn in receipts whilst total Tourism GDP reached $31.3bn in 2011 making up 1.9% of Canada’s total GDP. Between Jan and June 2012 there were a total of 6.7 million visitors.


GAMING AND LOTTERIES In Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) there are two main types of lotteries or gaming.


April 2013 PAGE 34 The capital (right)


and largest city is St John’s which is Canada’s 20th


largest metropolitan area in terms of


census and home to nearly 40 per cent of the population. The name is derived


from New Found Land and as a


former colony and


dominion of the UK, this province


because the 10th to enter the Canadian Confederation in March 1949 as Newfoundland. It


2001 an amendment was made to the constitution to


rename the province by adding Labrador to the title.


1. Games which are conducted by the Atlantic Lottery Corporation on behalf of the government which include 6/49, Super 7, scratch tickets and breakopen tickets which can be sold in convenience stores plus VLTs.


2. Games which are conducted by charitable and non profit organisations which can then include bingo, ticket lotteries, games of chance, card games, Monte Carlo events and breakopen tickets which can be sold at bingos.


The Department of Government Services and Lands, Trades Practices and Licensing Division is responsible for regulating lotteries in Newfoundland and Labrador.


CHARITABLE GAMING This sector includes bingo, breakopen and pull tickets, Monte Carlo night, poker and raffles. Usually this is associated with health organisations, churches and sports and recreation groups and the sector is licensed by the Department of Government Services.


Each type of lottery has its own rules and there are also individual rules for each town. A licence takes around two weeks to receive once applied for and funds raised must be for charitable purposes.


In 2009 some 3,100 licences were issued with gross proceeds amounting to $36.3m and net proceeds of $9.3m. Some of the regulations include:


• A licence period is for 12 months maximum


• Only permitted to those aged 19 years and over


• Bingo Maximum combined prize payout for each bingo event is $3,000


Maximum payout for any one game is $1,500


Maximum events allowed per week is two or 104 per year.


Licence fee is 1% of prize payout.


• Breakopen – Licence fee is $10 per box/unit


• Bingo/Breakopen – Licence fee 1% of prize payout


• Ticket – Licence fee is 1% of prize payout


• Games of Chance Games of chance shall not exceed a period of 12 hours in any 24 hour period


Combined total of wheels and games will be maximum 15.


Maximum wager on wheel is $10 on any one spin


Total value of prizes for card games is $500 per event.


Licence fee is 1% of prize payout except in the case of Wheel of Fortune where a fee of $5 for each wheel per event is required or $5 for each game of chance per event.


• Monte Carlo Licensee is limited to maximum of six Monte Carlo events in any 12 month period.


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