Article in the Advertiser, May 7.

ByGRINS Web May 7, 2013June 12, 2018

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Updates

Our New Name and Website!
ByGRINS Web January 28, 2018June 12, 2018

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new name and website! We have recently changed our name from Kings County Action Group on Gambling (KCAGoG) to Gambling Risk Informed Nova Scotia (GRINS). We are also pleased to be launching our new website showcasing our new branding! Please take a few moments to look…

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New Articles | Research

Call for a National Strategy to Address Gambling-Related Harms in Wake of Sports Betting Boom
ByBruce Dienes July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

Recent gambling policy changes in Canada have led to increased opportunities to legally bet on sports and gamble online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Released today, Gambling Availability and Advertising in Canada: A Call to Action looks at the impacts of legal gambling in Canada since the approval of the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting…

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Local Information | Media

Radio interview on AVR 97.7, Apr 15th. Audio File.
ByGRINS Web April 9, 2013June 12, 2018

Update: Here is the AVR 97.7 “The Valley at Noon”. Dave Fineberg interviews two of our board members about the work of KCAGoG! Good brief descriptions of two of the projects we are working on. Aired at noon on Monday the 15th of April, 2013. Use the player below (click on the arrow) to hear…

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Economic Impact | Legislation | New Articles

Online gambling: why provinces are eager to jump in
ByGRINS Web March 24, 2015October 28, 2024

Speak to your local legislators to let them know the harms that this will bring. Read the full story on CBC web site: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/online-gambling-why-provinces-are-eager-to-jump-in-1.3001852 Walk into nearly any corner store in the country and the sight of a lottery terminal doesn’t cause so much as a ripple, but that wasn’t always so. Before Parliament changed…

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Economic Impact | Events | Local Information | Projects | Updates

KCAGoG Receives 2013 WIF Grant
ByGRINS Web April 2, 2013June 12, 2018

On April 3rd KCAGoG received a Wellness Intitiative Fund (WIF) grant from Eastern Kings, Western Kings and Kingston/Greenwood Community Health Boards. Reducing Dependency on VLT Revenues In our previous WIF grant (2012) we focused on beginning a campaign to raise awareness of the presence of VLTs in our county. Rather than taking a negative approach,…

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Casino | Economic Impact | Local Information | New Articles

New VLT centre opens in Halifax area despite outcry from residents
ByGRINS Web May 4, 2015October 28, 2024

Excerpt from article: Aly Thomson, THE CANADIAN PRESS Published Friday, January 17, 2014 1:09PM AST Last Updated Friday, January 17, 2014 1:56PM AST HALIFAX — A new video lottery terminal gaming centre opened this week in Halifax despite an outcry from residents who fear it will lead to a spike in gambling addiction, but the…

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