2001 New Brunswick video lottery terminal referendum

Canadian provincial referendum on gambling November 2019 New Brunswick video lottery terminal referendum, 2001 New Brunswick Should the Province of New Brunswick continue to permit the legal and regulated operation of video gaming devices (commonly referred to as video lottery terminals or VLT’s)? 2001 05 14 122,061 107,753 229,814 44 229,814 Source: Elections New Brunswick A referendum on video lottery terminals was held on 14 May 2001 (to coincide with municipal elections) in 103 municipalities in New Brunswick. According to the chief electoral officer's report, "229,814 voters" or "44% of eligible provincial voters, cast referendum ballots"Hollies Annise Report on the May 14, 2001 Triennial Municipal Elections and Provincial Referendum on Video Lottery Schemes Government of New Brunswick 2001 30 July 2010 http://www.gnb.ca/elections/pdf/2001MunRpt.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120928063852/http://www.gnb.ca/elections/pdf/2001MunRpt.pdf 28 September 2012 As of 2025, this is the most recent referendum in New Brunswick. Background According to the Canada West Foundation, New Brunswick was the first province to allow video lottery terminals in 1990.Gambling in Canada Special Report: Video Lottery Terminals in New Brunswick Canada West Foundation 2001 24 August 2010 http://www.cwf.ca/V2/files/200103.pdfNovember 2022 The terminals create large profits for the provincial government, with the New Brunswick government alone receiving $53.4 million from the machines between 1999 and 2000. The private businesses that house these machines also make a profit, with 47% ($47 million) of the revenue going to the private sector. Despite the economic benefit, there is a strong social backlash against the terminals, and gambling in general, especially in Atlantic Canada, according to a 1999 survey by the Canada West Foundation. The survey found that 60% of those surveyed wanted more restrictions on gambling, 56% knew a problem gambler, and 62% agreed that "VLT gambling should be banned in your province".Hyson Stewart New Brunswick’s VLT Gambling Policy: Morality Politics and the Legitimisation of Vice Canadian Political Science Association, Dalhousie University 30 May 2003 24 August 2010 http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/paper-2003/hyson.pdf During the 1999 New Brunswick election, Progressive Conservative leader Bernard Lord promised to hold a referendum on the terminals if elected Premier. Referendum question The question was as follows: Should the Province of New Brunswick continue to permit the legal and regulated operation of video gaming devices (commonly referred to as video lottery terminals or VLT’s) ? Results The vote was, in several regions, close to within dozens of votes. The "Yes" side won with just over 53%: No: 107 753 (46.89%) Yes: 122 061 (53.11%) ▲ The municipal electoral officer's report showed that, regionally, the areas who largely voted against the VLT's were located in Anglophone sections of the province, or Central and Western New Brunswick (Carleton, York, Victoria, Charlotte, Sunbury and Kings counties) while largely francophone and Acadian areas, such as Moncton, Bouctouche, Bathurst, Miramichi, and Northern New Brunswick (Madawaska and Campbellton) were more in favour of the Terminals. References Category:2001 elections in Canada Category:Referendums in New Brunswick Category:2001 in New Brunswick Category:2001 referendums Category:Gambling referendums Category:May 2001 in Canada