Partnerships
Alberta Lottery Fund
Benefiting your community.
Under the provisions of the Gaming
and Liquor Act, the AGLC administers the Alberta
Lottery Fund, which is made up of the government's share
of net revenues from VLTs, slot machines, and ticket lotteries.
Each year, the Alberta Lottery fund grants more than $1 billion
to support thousands of volunteer, public and community-based
initiatives.
Alberta Health
Services
The Alberta Lottery Fund contributes funding to Alberta
Health Services addiction treatment programs and services.
Tobacco
The Alberta Gaming
and Liquor Commission provides investigative and enforcement
services related to the Tobacco
Tax Act. This is conducted through a Memorandum of
Understanding with Alberta Finance and Enterprise, who administrate
of the Act. The AGLC’s Tobacco Enforcement Unit collaborates
with Alberta Finance
and Enterprise to ensure a fair, effective and efficient
tobacco system.
To combat tobacco
smuggling and other abuses, the Tobacco Enforcement Unit works
closely with:
Highlights of Investigations:
| Enforcement
Activity |
2008
- 2009 |
| Total number of charges against corporations
and individuals |
56 |
| Site visits at AITE stores |
128 |
| # of retailers/individuals charged |
8 |
| Compliance Inspections |
2484 |
| Court convictions |
33 |
| Fines levied by the courts |
$24,335 |
Western Canada
Lottery Corporation
In Alberta, lottery
tickets are sold through some 2,006 retail sites including convenience
stores, shopping mall kiosks, drug stores and gas outlets. Each
retailer is authorized to sell the tickets under agreement with
the AGLC and the Western Canada
Lottery Corporation.
The Gaming
and Liquor Act authorizes the AGLC to conduct and manage
provincial lotteries. In addition to installing and maintaining
ticket lottery terminals, the AGLC trains retailers and communicates
regularly with them about the ticket lottery program.
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