After a five year wait due to COVID and renovations to the Legion building, we finally presetned the Wofville Legion with the Safer Communities Award for removing VLTs from their building and creating a vibrant community space whcih now has 10 times the number of members, and creates opportunities for local organizations and citizens to…
Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 at 10:30am at the Wolfville Legion, 310 Main Street, Wolfville. The Wolfville Legion is being honored by Gambling Risk Informed Nova Scotia (GRINS) with presentation of a plaque to acknowledge their courageous decision to remove Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) from their premises, creating a safer and more social environment for our…
ABOUT GRINS:We are not “anti-gambling”. Rather, our goal is to provide insight, promote dialogue, and inspire action to mitigate the harms associated with it. Our vision is a future where the culture of gambling is transparent, allowing people to make informed decisions about the risks they are taking. And we truly believe that, together, we…
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…
Critics of the gambling industry say they’re concerned about a recent move toward online gambling, especially in light of the Halifax casino’s uncertain future. Members of the GRINS board are interviewed in this CBC article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/online-casino-gambling-revenues-1.5932404 Elizabeth Stephen, a counselling therapist who works with people with gambling addictions, said news that the Nova Scotia government has cleared the way for…
GRINS Press Release January 27, 2020 Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) has opened an online casino in New Brunswick without public consultation. This virtual casino was rolled out quietly as a pilot in the summer of 2020 and ALC aims to expand to other Atlantic provinces. The online casino is noteworthy for allowing very high…
We are pleased to announce that we have received a grant from Gambling Awareness Nova Scotia (GANS) to continue our development of a creative and fun interactive workshop that engages participants in simulating the impacts of VLTs on a community. This helps people see beyond the individual harms to the ripple effects that impact those…
Due to the COVID-19 situation, all events at the Legion in Wolfville have been cancelled for the next while. We will reschedule once things have stabilized. Thank you for your interest and support! Bruce Chair, Gambling Risk Informed Nova Scotia Society VLT’s Removed from Wolfville Legion Award for Creating Safer Communities to…
When it comes to gambling, Canadians have plenty of skin in the game. Last year, we spent about $13 billion on legal, government-run gambling. That’s more than we spend on movies, hockey tickets, and Tim Horton’s — combined. Everybody knows that provincial governments in Canada love those gambling revenues, but the dirty little secret is…
Gambling Risk Informed Nova Scotia (GRINS) is actively seeking new board members. (Apply here.) WHAT DO WE DO? We are NOT anti-gambling. We work together in community to build informed and caring gambling practices. We raise awareness of the risks and harms gambling can cause in local communities − not only for individuals, but also…
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