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2008 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 38th Parliament

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MR. HARRY LALI

BILL M 224 – 2008

GAMING CONTROL AMENDMENT ACT, 2008

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

The Gaming Control Amendment Act ensures that the responsibility for monitoring and enforcement of gaming in British Columbia is not held by the same Minister as the one responsible for the marketing and revenue-collection associated with gaming activities. This amendment will eliminate the conflict-of-interest that exists when a single Minister is responsible for both the promotion and the regulation of gaming activities.

Section 2 of the Gaming Control Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 14, is amended by adding the following subsection:

(7) The Minister assigned with responsibility for the British Columbia Lottery Corporation must not be simultaneously assigned with responsibility for the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch.

2 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Explanatory Note

The Gaming Control Amendment Act ensures that the responsibility for monitoring and enforcement of gaming in British Columbia is not held by the same Minister as the one responsible for the marketing and revenue-collection associated with gaming activities. This amendment will eliminate the conflict-of-interest that exists when a single Minister is responsible for both the promotion and the regulation of gaming activities.

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