The Prince Edward Island government is moving forward with preparations to launch an online casino through the Atlantic Lottery Corporation and has no plans to consult the public around the issue.
That’s according to P.E.I.’s Finance Minister Darlene Compton, who doubles as the head of the P.E.I. Lotteries Commission, the province’s gambling regulator.
“One reason that we have an Atlantic Lottery Corporation is so that they can, in turn, do all the studies that are needed to ensure that the provinces are entering into any kind of agreement in a safe and regulated way,” Compton said in an interview with CBC News.
“So the onus is on ALC to ensure that consultation is done, and it has been done for this product.”
