Gambling Is Good For Our Commu

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for a local charity organization. The gambling industry at the end of 1990s is quite different from the past. Gambling was once low-tech and labor-intensive industry and people had to wait for a long period of time between each event. It was also controlled by some illegal groups or criminal organizations. Now it is a 24 hours activity with instant result and without waiting too long. Government is playing an important role in today’s gambling industry. There are kinds of gaming activity which are sponsored or controlled by government who sees it as one of the major sources of it’s revenue.
Government revenue--This is a key point that why government support legalized gambling and expansion of the industry. In 1994, almost half a trillion of dollars were wagered within Canada. During 1995 and 1996, the government net gaming revenue was $ 264.9 millions. By 1998/99 this had increased to almost $ 400 millions. Such a dramatically increase in government revenue ...

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