relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message the nova scotia gaming corporation nsgc type government of nova scotia agency industry video lottery ticket lottery casinos headquarters suite 800 5151 george street halifax nova scotia b3j 2y3 key people stephen macdonald a president & ceo products lotteries casinos slots . bingo owner government of nova scotia website www.nsgc.ca the nova scotia gaming corporation nsgc is a crown corporation governed by the provincial gaming control act . the nova scotia government and ultimately the people of nova scotia are the shareholders and owners of the gaming industry in the province . the industry is licensed and regulated by the alcohol and gaming division of the department of labour and advanced education . it is managed by nsgc . 1 the corporation s role is to ensure the gaming industry is as socially responsible as possible while generating reasonable profits . the provincial government makes the big picture policy decisions about how the industry will be operated in nova scotia . nsgc manages and implements those decisions . nsgc also oversees and manages the gaming operators who carry out the day to day business of gaming casino nova scotia cns and atlantic lottery . citation needed contents 1 mandate 1.1 video lottery 1.2 ticket lottery 1.3 casinos 2 references mandate edit the nova scotia gaming corporation nsgc is responsible for the business of gaming in nova scotia . it is a crown corporation governed by the provincial gaming control act and is charged with leading an economically sustainable and socially responsible gaming industry for the benefit of nova scotians and their communities . citation needed operations include ticket lotteries video lotteries and casinos . the day to day operations of nsgc s businesses are carried out by its operators . the atlantic lottery corporation alc operates the ticket and video lottery businesses and the great canadian gaming corporation gcgc owns and operates casino nova scotia cns in halifax and sydney . in delegating the day to day operations of the lines of business to these operators nsgc works to ensure that both alc and gcgc operate in an effective and efficient manner to maximize revenues for the province ; comply with the criminal code of canada the gaming control act and all provincial regulations ; respond to policy and strategic direction provided by nsgc ; and understand the importance of and help to implement responsible gambling and prevention programs in nova scotia . 2 video lottery edit in nova scotia the atlantic lottery corporation acts as the nova scotia gaming corporation s nsgc agent in operating both ticket and video lottery programs in the province . 3 ticket lottery edit the nova scotia gaming corporation s nsgc oldest line of business in the province is ticket lotteries . tickets have been offered in nova scotia since 1976 . the atlantic lottery corporation alc operates ticket lotteries for nsgc . tickets include national draw games like lotto 6 49 and lotto max ; regional draw games like bucko salsa bingo keno lottery twist and tag ; scratch n win games such as crossword and bingo ; breakopen games like criss cross as well as sports games like pro line pro line pools and pro line totals . 4 casinos edit ten years after casino nova scotia cns began operating a new operator and a new casino contract took over . on may 31 2005 great canadian gaming corporation gcgc took ownership over both cns properties . 5 references edit http www.nsgc.ca corporate.php http www.nsgc.ca do.php http www.nsgc.ca videolottery.php http www.nsgc.ca ticketlottery.php http www.nsgc.ca casinos.php retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nova scotia gaming corporation & oldid 697743273 categories crown corporations of nova scotiahidden categories articles lacking reliable references from march 2011all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2011year of establishment missing navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 january 2016 at 16 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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