'The problem is, they say it applies to all jurisdictions around the world, and to all forms of gambling, and it doesn't really do that,' he said. 'I would say it's a lot less safe than the research indicates,' Schellinck told CBC News, adding that he believes the system used to analyze keno is flawed.
The government of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation, however, have said there will be measures in place to reduce the risk.īut Tony Schellinck, co-owner of Focal Research, a Halifax-based firm that has done gambling research for the provincial government in the past, says there is a problem with how the government is gauging the risk of the new electronic keno game. The game has been criticized by gambling experts as being potentially a high risk for addiction.
One of Nova Scotia's leading gambling research firms says the province has not properly evaluated the risks of a new high-speed electronic bar game about to be introduced.Įlectronic keno, a game where patrons buy numbered tickets for draws every five minutes, will be launched in 180 bars and restaurants in the province Monday.
