An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes)
This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.
This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.
In committee (Senate), as of Sept. 29, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code in relation to gaming offences in order to narrow the exemption that allows provincial governments to lawfully conduct and manage lottery schemes involving video lottery terminals and slot machines, by limiting the locations at which such machines can be installed to casinos, race-courses and betting theatres.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.