Bill S-226 devastating for small hotels

Bill S-226 could sound the death knell for hundreds of small hotels in the prairie provinces.
If this federal Senate private members’ bill restricting the use of video lottery terminals (VLTs) to casinos, race courses and betting theatres comes into law, eliminating the machines from restaurants, lounges and taverns, it would be devastating for small hotels in rural Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and to some extent Quebec and The Maritimes.
That’s the view that came through loud and clear at the recent HOST Saskatchewan show in Regina last month.

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