Table 1 Gambling revenues and profits

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Table 1
Gambling revenues and profits
Table summary
This table displays the results of gambling revenues and profits. This information is grouped by gambling revenue, gambling profit, Share of total revenue, Revenue per capita (18 and over), 1992, and 2009 (appearing as column headers), calculated using millions of dollar (current), percentage and dollar as a unit of measure.
	1992	2009	1992	2009	1992	2008	1992	2009
	Gambling revenue¹		Gambling profit²		Share of total revenue³		Revenue per capita (18 and over)⁴
	$ millions (current)				%		$
Canada	2,734	13,752	1,680	6,634	1.9	4.4	130	515
Newfoundland and Labrador	80	204	42	108	2.3	2.6	190	490
Prince Edward Island	20	43	7	16	2.7	3.1	210	385
Nova Scotia	125	315	72	139	2.8	3.6	180	415
New Brunswick	117	220	49	133	2.7	2.9	210	360
Quebec	693	2772	472	1,400	1.8	3.4	130	440
Ontario	853	4713	529	1,713	1.9	4.9	105	455
Manitoba	153	641	105	306	2.5	5.2	185	685
Saskatchewan	62	675	39	331	1.1	5.2	85	855
Alberta	225	2,110	125	1,428	1.6	5.2	120	740
British Columbia	403	2,051	239	1,054	2.2	5.5	155	570
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	5	10	1	6	0.3	0.3	80	120
1. Total revenue from wagers on all government-controlled gambling, such as lotteries, casinos and video lottery terminals (VLTs), minus prizes and winnings. Revisions to provincial estimates will occur in November 2011. 2. Net income of provincal governments from total gambling revenue, less operating and other expenses (see Data sources and definitions). 3. The 2008 share of total revenue calculation is based on 2008 gambling revenue and 2008 total provincial revenue. The 2009 provincial revenue will be available in November 2011. 4. Persons 18 and over were selected as this is the legal age of gambling in most provinces. Sources: Statistics Canada, National Accounts, Public Institutions (Financial management statistics) and post-censal population estimates.