As the final component of the “Losing Bet” campaign, RMA has released a community guide to support member advocacy.
The current charitable gaming model is a “Losing Bet” for rural Alberta. The model requires rural organizations to travel farther, wait longer, and earn lower revenues than organizations located in Edmonton or Calgary. Despite hosting more types of charitable events in addition to casinos, rural organizations are at a distinct disadvantage.
RMA is doubling down on advocacy efforts to make the charitable gaming system more equitable for rural charities in response to Resolution 12-23S: Casino Opportunities for Charitable Organizations. Despite many years of advocacy from RMA and other rural stakeholders, the Government of Alberta has not acted to ensure gaming funds are equitably distributed to charitable organizations across the province.
To help facilitate direct advocacy for changes to the charitable gaming model, RMA has created the Rural Charitable Organization Community Guide. This community guide equips charitable organizations with guiding questions that will help prepare letters to the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction and Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis. These letters are intended to showcase different organization’s benefits to the community and highlight the importance of an equitable charitable gaming model.
To learn more about the inequities of the charitable gaming model, please visit RMA’s Charitable Gaming Resources webpage.
Kallie Wischoff
Policy Advisor
825.319.2245
kallie@rmalberta.com
Wyatt Skovron
General Manager of Policy & Advocacy
780.955.4096
wyatt@rmalberta.com