18- Friday, December 18, 1992 - Nort Shore News

NORTH - “VANCOUVER
“charities ‘could - be» barred
«from © raising money. at
'. gambling. facilities in. other.

_: municipalities because | casi- ;

nos...and:..bingo : halls have

o been. banned by both the ci-.’

ty’ and) district; city. coun-

SISA ORNSSTER
‘CITY COUNCIL

North “Vancouver
ty. and district included receipts: «

from ticket “raffles and.-‘‘non-
professional’’ ‘bingos run: “by

_Gillors- were warned Mon-- churches and service clubs. ~

day. .

By Stephen Wisenthal
~ Contributing. Writer ;

: Charities’ in the city and district
raised more «than - $1.6. million.
from: gainbling “ast year: — with’:
$1.4 million of that coming from
outside: North Vancouver, Richard:
: Macintosh: chairman‘ of the B.C.
gaming «: commission, told. ‘North =
-Vanicouver City Council. -

4 He “saidiia, number: of. sLower:
“Mainland communities ‘have’ raised .

could
ie ‘waiting © lists... for. North.
ouver. charities to an outright

: ranigé ‘from :

; Specialist companies,

«Councillors: said ‘they. had heard
from’ a‘ number | of “North | Van-.
‘couver..charities, including North:
- Shore’ Neighbourhood House,
about the ban. «. | "
Coun: Rod, Clark ‘said, “North

: “Maneauver charitable groups have’

' Started: a. political. lobby (on the:
y-issue).”* Mas .

Coun.: Stella Jo: Dean said she i is
“against ‘gambling, . and: concerned :
‘that’ it is addictive. °. )

“Have = you” seen. allegations:
“about people. who. can’t. afford to
‘play bingo,’ but can't stop because:
they. are. addicted? 7 she asked ;
Macintosh. °°

‘He. said between, 3% and 4% of .
~ people are addicted to “gambling...

Macintosh ‘added ‘that’ the’ peo-:
“ple who -run the ‘events :take steps:
‘to’ prevent” hem ‘front: gambling:
when they can’t afford to.

Coun,” Dean’ asked” if gambling.
facitities could: be ‘run” by..a‘ con-'
sortium of North Shore charities.

“Macintosh, said: that’ all » other:
‘facilities: were. managed.
and-a: ‘joint
venture could be an ‘administrative
~~ headache; °, but. issi

“could. be used’ for casinos,
most” ‘common’ ones ‘are failed. res-

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; “Family Pack.
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$15 00

Available at “all Ticketmaster ” uA
locations or order by. phone :

_charities

through. gambling events in the ci- “— Jeter: to

taurants, which are the “Hight. size,
and have ample parking.. - ~ :

He added that most of the char-- .

ity gambling is bingo, not casinos.

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Council: voted down’ a motion”: By

by Coun. Barbara Sharp to send a .
‘the North Vancouver:
charities that. have «used the
gambling: facilities, ' warning them
of the possibility ofa a ban. |

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