26-Feb-06. Calgary Canada’s casino capital. Calgary Herald, A1.

This lengthy article examines gambling and particularly casino gambling in the Province of Alberta. Evidence of its increased popularity is provided by means of statistics gleaned from a number of publications on gambling in Canada. Gambling researcher Garry Smith comments that despite the increase in gambling opportunities, problem gambling appears to have stabilized over the past few years. He says that, although the government has made several small but progressive steps to help problem gamblers, problem gambling remains a concern for a significant number of Albertans.