The first national lottery authorized in Canada was developed in 1974 to raise funds for the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. Five decades later, the relationship of Canadians with the concept of gambling remains complicated, and particularly convoluted when it comes to sports.
Our latest survey presented a representative sample of Canadians with two contrasting opinions that could be used to describe a person’s position on a particular issue. Respondents were more likely to say that gambling should be “legal” (60 per cent) than “illegal” (40 per cent). However, by a margin that is practically 2-1, Canadians described gambling as “detrimental to society” (66 per cent) instead of “beneficial to
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