NB - “Opposition claims Liberals planning 45 mini casinos”
Gambling Grits deny allegations, say gaming plan not finished
Telegraph-Journal, Wednesday June 27th, 2007
A mystery source, a document that may or may not exist, and the possibility that New Brunswick’s gambling scene is set to rival that of the Las Vegas strip dominated talk at the provincial legislature Tuesday.
Gambling became an unlikely topic of debate as the Opposition Conservatives alleged to have secured the Liberal government’s as-yet-unreleased gaming plan for the province.
Woodstock MLA David Alward claimed a government source had leaked portions of the document, which he says includes a plan for 45 mini casinos - following a removal of video lottery terminals from 550 local bars.
But Finance Minister Victor Boudreau was quick to dismiss the allegations.
“This is amazing. We are truly toward the end of the (legislative) session when we see the quality of questions coming from the Opposition. This is totally fabricated information,” he retorted during the afternoon question period.
“I do not know who the Opposition member’s source is, but it is totally fabricated.”
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