Report PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Prince Edward Island: Vital Statistics
Capital: Charlottetown Population: 140,204 Land Area: 5,600
sq.km Lt. Governor: Frank Lewis Premier: Robert Ghiz (Liberal) GDP: $5.3bn VLTs: 270 VLT Retailers: 40 VLT Revenue: $17.3m Lottery Retailers: 175 Lottery Revenue: $14.6m Racinos: 2 Slots at Racetracks: 248 Slots Revenues: $11.9m Charity Licences: 1,100 Charity Gaming Revenue: $2.7m Total Gaming Revenue: $49m Online Gaming: N/A Regulator: PEI Lottery Commission
www.gov.pe.ca
licence fees are based upon the total retail prize value so:
1. For lotteries with a total retail prize value of $250 or less the fee is $5
2. For lotteries with a total retail prize value of over $250 the fee is two per cent of the retail value of the prizes to not exceed $2,000.
3. For series event bingos the fee is two per cent of retail value of prizes.
casino nights. Therese are operated by a number of organisations such as the Royal Canadian Legion, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs.
There are around 1,000 licences issued each year and raffles account for over three quarters of all licences.
BINGO: This is open to those aged 16 years and over. Prize limits for any one game is $2,000 and the maximum prizes offered in any one 24 hour period is $5,500.
In 2006 satellite bingo was introduced on the island and these games are held on regular bingo nights and join bingo halls across the island by satellite for a larger rolling jackpot. All proceeds from bingo nights must be used for charitable purposes. If there are other games played in conjunction with bingo (such as Pots of Gold, Looney Jackpots, Bottle Bingos) then the maximum amount of the cash
AROUND 1,000 LICENCES ARE ISSUED EACH YEAR AND RAFFLES
ACCOUNT FOR THREE QUARTERS
pool or value of prizes shall not exceed $3,000. Maximum admission to each lottery shall not be more than $1.
CASINO NIGHTS: These can offer blackjack, roulette, Wheel of Fortune or other games. However dice games, punch boards and coin tables are not permitted. Games must be played with tokens or chips and prizes cannot be given in cash.
LOTTERY: Lottery can be a single event or series events and for the lottery the
In 1996 a cap was introduced on the number of VLTs available in the
province limiting it to 615. Liquor licensed
establishments could not have
more than five VLTs per site and non liquor
establishments could not have
more than two. By 1998 the
government had removed all VLTs located in non liquor
establishments.
VLTS Back in the 1980s the island saw a rapid expansion of illegally operated video poker machines. These unregulated games were operated at convenience stores and there was a call to change the system.
So in 1991 the government stepped in and regulations were introduced reducing the number of sites and restricting access for those under the age of 19.
The programme followed that of New Brunswick in terms of private sector ownership and operation of machines. At this time the government received 50 per cent of the revenue while site holders and VLT owners split the remaining revenue equally.
In 2003, however, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation became the sole operator of VLTs and also assumed responsibility for the supply, maintenance and technical support of the machines.
The government changed the revenue share scheme several times over the next
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