The City of North Vancouver is considering an end to its 20-year gambling prohibition.
This week the city heard from the public, a local health officer and North Van’s top cop during a policy committee meeting on the gambling subject. Playtime Community Gaming is looking to install 250 to 300 electronic gaming machines somewhere in the city.
While some of revenue — between $1.75 million and $2.1 million annually — would be funnelled to the city’s coffers, the question is: do the socio-economic impacts of gaming outweigh the benefits?
