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A referendum on video lottery terminals was held on 14 May 2001 (to coincide with municipal elections) in 103 municipalities in New Brunswick. According to the chief electoral officer's report, "229,814 voters" or "44% of eligible provincial voters, cast referendum ballots"〔Hollies, Annise. Report of the Municipal Electoral Officer on the Triennial Municipal Elections and on the Video Lottery Scheme Referendum. Rep. Government of New Brunswick, 2001. Web. 30 July 2010. ==Background== According to the Canada West Foundation, New Brunswick was the first province to allow video lottery terminals in 1990.〔Gambling in Canada Special Report: Video Lottery Terminals in New Brunswick. Rep. Canada West Foundation, 2001. Web. 24 August 2010. Despite the economic benefit, there is a strong social backlash against the terminals, and gambling in general, especially in Atlantic Canada, according to a 1999 survey by the Canada West Foundation.〔 The survey found that 60% of those surveyed wanted more restrictions on gambling, 56% knew a problem gambler, and 62% agreed that “VLT gambling should be banned in your province”.〔〔Hyson, Stewart. "New Brunswick’s VLT Gambling Policy: Morality Politics and the Legitimisation of Vice." Proc. of Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Dalhousie University, Halifax. Canadian Political Science Association, 30 May 2003. Web. 24 August 2010. During the 1999 New Brunswick election, Progressive Conservative leader Bernard Lord promised to hold a referendum on the terminals if elected Premier.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Brunswick video lottery terminal referendum, 2001」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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