Several Montreal communities are unhappy with Lotto-Québec's decision to start a mini-casino near the Bell Centre. Recently, organizations in Montreal's Sud-Uest and Bill-Marie boroughs in Peter-McGill have expressed strong opposition to gambling facilities near their homes in Montreal's Canadiens. 실시간 바카라사이트

Not long ago, Crown Corporation said it was in talks with Group CH about bringing hundreds of video lottery terminals, sports betting kiosks and poker tables to a three-story building adjacent to the Bell Centre in downtown Montreal. Before the unprecedented development, the now-empty site had a Taverne Modene restaurant in 1909.

Serge Sasseville, an independent city council member for the Peter-McGill area of the Borough of Bill-Marie, said the new gaming facilities could be detrimental to vulnerable people in the area. The Bell Centre is in the city's "red zone" where bars outline areas with too many VLTs. Mr Sasseville said the area was already dealing with crime, street gangs and drug trafficking and that casinos could make things worse.

A letter signed by the Little Burgundy Coalition, the Peter-McGill Community Council, the Action-Guardian, the corporate development community and other organizations has been sent to Prime Minister Francois Le Gaulle. It stated that the introduction of VLT in downtown Montreal would have a devastating impact on local residents, especially those near Little Burgundy and Peter-McGill.

The groups also noted that the Crown Corporation would increase revenue for those at risk, which is unacceptable. Their letter also states that the evils of VLT are well known, and that such machines put about 16% of gamblers in trouble gambling. We cited a study from 2019, which found that 4 Canadian$ out of CA$5 for VLT all come from that player.

Shauna Joyce, executive director of the Tindale St George's Community Center in Little Burgundy, reminded that VLTs and lotteries are often used by people in financial difficulty. She noted that the neighborhood has the highest percentage of subsidized housing in Canada, that the city is eating vulnerable people, and that the casino's location was very deliberate.

However, Girard previously noted that the state has two conditions for the Bell Centre project. The first condition is to prioritize public health, and the second condition is to try to move toward an overall decline in video lottery terminals across the state if the project becomes a reality.

Montreal. Dr. Jeff Derebensky, director of the International Center for Youth Gambling and High Risk Action, doesn't like mini-casino projects.