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Since its inception
in 2007, this annual event focuses on educating gambling patrons
in the province’s casinos, racing entertainment centres,
VLT retail outlets and bingo halls about how to be responsible
gamblers.
Upcoming MLA committee
meetings for Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie have been rescheduled.
The new meeting dates of November 5 (Ft. McMurray) and November
6 (Grande Prairie) will provide opportunity for MLAs to listen
to the input of eligible charitable groups from across Alberta.
Edmonton...An
MLA committee will examine aspects of the province’s charitable
gaming model and make recommendations on how to improve wait
times and the pooling of proceeds from licensed casino events
to eligible charitable groups. The committee will also review
the number of volunteers a group needs to provide to conduct
and manage charitable casino events.
Gaming Payouts - Camrose Area Storm
- August 1, 2009
The Alberta Gaming
Liquor Commission (AGLC) is aware there may be questions from
the public regarding Casino, VLT or 50/50 draws the Camrose area
following the severe weather event of August 1, 2009. Due to
sudden dispersal of crowds and power failures/possible equipment
issues, there may be instances where some tickets were not paid
out during the severe weather.
Please direct your
questions to AGLC’s Gaming Irregularities Line at 1-800-742-7818.
Callers should be prepared to provide the following information:
- Name and Address
- Telephone Number
- The Location where the problem occurred
- Nature of the problem
Liquor
Warehousing Report Released
- July 08, 2009
On June 11, 2009,
the Board of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission approved
the Liquor Warehousing and Distribution in Alberta – Operational
and Financial Business Case Findings and Conclusions prepared
by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Calgary... On
July 7, Premier Ed Stelmach announced the government is rolling
back the liquor mark-up.
This rollback means
that liquor
mark-up rates will be reduced about 30 per cent. This is
a return to the mark-up rates that were established in 2002.
The
lower mark-up will be honoured on all liquor products delivered
or ordered on July 7th or 8th. Retailers will see the new
prices reflected on their orders as of July 9th.
Privacy
Commissioner and AGLC to draft guidelines for collection
and use of limited personal information by bar operators
Bar owners and the
police will soon have another tool to deal with problem patrons,
thanks to changes to a provincial law which will allow the limited
collection, use and sharing of information.
“This government
believes in creating safer communities and these changes will
help prevent violence in licensed establishments, preserve the
safety of patrons and disrupt the gang lifestyle,” said
Fred Lindsay, Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security. “We
want to prevent gang influence from becoming a normal part of
life in Alberta’s cities.”
New provisions in
the Gaming and Liquor Act will help licensees work together
to prevent troublesome individuals from moving between bars and
nightclubs and creating similar situations in a new venue. The
legislation also provides police the ability to exclude and remove
suspected gang members and their associates before an offence
is committed. The new guidelines should be in place by August
1, 2009.
Proposed changes
to the Gaming and Liquor Act will improve public safety
in licensed premises by providing police with more power to deal
with suspected gang members, their associates and problem patrons.
“Entertainment
spots are supposed to be places where you can go and have a good
time. The last thing someone wants to worry about is getting
caught in the middle of a violent incident,” said Fred
Lindsay, Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security. “Providing
the police with these powers will improve the safety of Albertans
in and around licensed premises, and help create safer communities
which is a key priority of this government.”
One of the government’s revenue
generation initiatives announced in Budget 2009 is an increase
in the flat mark-up applied
to all types of liquor products. Mark-up is the government’s
share of revenue from liquor sales and these monies go into the
general revenue fund. The mark-up is being increased to generate
an additional $180 million in 2009-10.
A complete listing of all news releases
is published on the Government
of Alberta’s news page.
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