$14.5-Billion Per Year and Counting: Canadian Gambling Statistics
$14.5-Billion Per Year and Counting: Canadian Gambling Statistics Rhys Stevens How to cite: Stevens, R. (2021). $14.5-Billion Per Year and Counting: Canadian Gambling Statistics. Critical Gambling Studies . https://doi.org/10.29173/cgs110 This non-peer reviewed entry is published as part of the Critical Gambling Studies Blog Abstract: Ask any gambler how much money they spend on gambling in a typical year and you’ll almost certainly see a quizzical look appear on their face. Individuals are frequently reluctant to disclose such information and those that do typically find it difficult to recall the specifics of their gambling spending. Gamblers who are willing and able to answer might also need some clarification since the question could be referring to either the cumulative amount of dollars gambled or the net dollar figure gambled after accounting for wins and losses [1] . But what if, instead of asking individual gamblers about their spending, one was attempting to de