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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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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