The British Columbia Association of Charitable Gaming, which represents over 7000 charities across British Columbia, has issued an open letter to Minister Coleman in response to his remarks to the media last Friday, in which he claimed that Gaming cuts to B.C. charities and non-profits were not illegal because the agreement to give 33% of Gaming revenues to charity was just an ‘understanding’ and was not legally binding.

Dear Alliance Members:

At the Alliance for Arts and Culture’s Board Meeting on November 16 a resolution was passed to support the BC Association for Charitable Gaming’s Petition to the City of Vancouver to protect the charitable and non-profit sector in the City of Vancouver.

The request to expand the Edgewater Casino will come to City Council in the context of massively expanding gaming activity and increasing revenues to the province, at the expense of its commitments to charities and non-profits, including arts and cultural groups.