Alberta uses a charitable gaming model. This involves:
charitable organizations – who are given licences to run casino and bingo events and sell raffle and pull tickets
private casino operators – who own the casinos used by charities
bingo associations – who run bingo halls on behalf of member charities
horse racetrack operators – who run racing entertainment centres
First Nations casino operators
private businesses – who run lottery kiosks and vlt lounges
volunteers – who serve at charitable casino events and bingo halls
employees – who work for casino operators, bingo halls, lottery ticket centres, and vlt retailers
AGLC's role
licensing and regulating charitable gaming
issuing licences for gaming establishments like casinos, bingo halls and vlt sites
registering people who work in the gaming industry
inspecting establishments to check that games are being run properly
auditing charities to check that they are using their gaming proceeds as planned
informing people on how to play responsibly through the GameSense brand
investigating criminal gaming activity
owning and maintaining all slot machines, vlts, lottery terminals and electronic bingo
Where do proceeds go?
Proceeds from gaming are invested back to our communities. Charitable organizations deliver their services with proceeds from paper bingo, casino table games, raffles and pull tickets.