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Liberal Gambling Critic Questions Timing of News Release |
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Written by NS Liberal Party
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Thursday, 22 December 2005 |
Nova Scotia Liberal Gambling Critic Leo Glavine questions why the government is announcing funds for the development of a gaming strategy and an advertising campaign 3 days before Christmas.
"It seems like the government is trying to lessen the blow to many families who are suffering this year because of addiction to VLTs." Glavine said. "There are 15,000 problem gamblers out there whose families have to rely on food banks and other charities to provide for their children at Christmas."
The Department of Health Promotion announced today $200,000 to be spent on an advertising campaign and another $75,000 on the development of a gaming strategy.
Glavine believes additional addiction services and family support is positive, but he says the best way to alleviate the problem is to get rid of all the province's VLT machines.
"The provincial governments' recent move to remove 800 machines has had little or no impact. We have called and will continue to pressure the government to remove all of these machines that have had a devastating effect on thousands of Nova Scotia families." |
