The B.C. Association of Charitable Gaming has taken its battle over gaming grants to the Auditor General, asking for an investigation into the province's administration and distribution of gaming proceeds. The association, which has been lobbying for a restoration of grant cuts, says the government has failed to live up to the 1999 Memorandum of Agreement between the province and the BCACG, which stipulates that one-third of net gaming revenues are to be distributed to the charitable and non-profit sector. Total arrears over the last 10 years, claims the BCACG, amount to nearly $1.3 billion.
Addressing changes in eligibility requirements for gaming grants, which rendered adult arts and culture, adult sports, environmental groups and school playgrounds ineligible, the BCACG also called on the Auditor General also investigate “whether the provincial government has misused its authority as a trustee of funds payable to B.C. charities by interfering in the eligibility process for political purposes.”
On October 14, the BCACG called on Vancouver city council to stop its review of gaming applications until the province promised to adhere to the MOA. (more)
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