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RISKY BUSINESS: A gaming timeline in Manitoba
1986 -- The Winnipeg Convention Centre becomes the permanent site for seasonal casinos in Manitoba.
1989 -- Crystal Casino opens in Winnipeg in the Fort Garry Hotel (Canada's first permanent casino).
1990 -- Sports Select is introduced in Manitoba.
1991 -- Video lottery terminals (VLTs) are introduced in rural Manitoba.
1992 -- VLTs are introduced at First Nations.
1993 -- VLTs are introduced in Winnipeg; McPhillips Street Station Casino and Club Regent Casino open in Winnipeg; the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is authorized to establish a problem-gambling program.
1997 -- The Manitoba Gaming Control Commission (MGCC), an independent gaming commission tasked with regulating and controlling gaming activity in the province, commences operations.
1998 -- AFM with assistance from MLC, MGCC, Manitoba Hotel Association and the Manitoba Restaurant & Foodservices Association, establishes the Problem Gambling Assistance Program offering Casino management and VLT site-holders training in problem gambling awareness.
1999 -- The Crystal Casino closes and expansion is completed on both the McPhillips Street Station and Club Regent casinos.
2002 -- The Aseneskak Casino opens in The Pas (Manitoba's first First Nations-owned casino).
2003 -- MLC, in conjunction with AFM, opens the Responsible Gaming Information Centre at McPhillips Street Station Casino, becoming the first casino in North America to offer an on-site responsible gaming information resource to casino guests.
2005 -- The South Beach Casino opens 45 minutes north of Winnipeg (Manitoba's second First Nations-owned casino).
2006 -- MLC in partnership with AFM, launches the Responsible Gaming Awareness Training for Lottery Retailers, the first program of its kind in Canada.
-- Source: Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 4, 2010 A3
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