29-Dec-05. Merriment enriches Alberta. Calgary Sun, 10.

As of Alberta’s second quarter fiscal update last month, revenues from gambling were up $34-million from budget estimates and returns from alcohol are $4-million ahead. Alberta Liberal gaming critic Maurice Tougas says the government’s policy is to grow the industry without talking about growing it. Finance Minister Shirley McClellan said part of the increase in gaming revenues comes from people gambling in Alberta, rather than heading to places like Las Vegas.