The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) was a

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that controlled and operated gambling in the Canadian province of

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. It manages two casinos in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

McPhillips Station Casino McPhillips Station Casino (formerly the ''McPhillips Street Station Casino'') is a casino located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is one of two casinos in the city (the other being the Club Regent Casino), both are owned and operated by the Manitoba Lott ...

and

Club Regent Casino Club Regent Casino is a casino located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is one of two casinos in the city—the other being the McPhillips Street Station Casino—both of which are owned and operated by the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation, and t ...

. MLC also operated

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, and is responsible for the distribution of all lottery products to a network of retailers in the province. MLC was succeeded by the

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation The Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation (MBLL; french: Société manitobaine des alcools et des loteries) is a crown agency of the Manitoba government responsible for providing legalized gambling ("gaming"), distributing and selling liquor ...

in 2013. The first lottery in Manitoba started in 1970 through special legislation. By 1993, the Manitoba Lotteries Corporation had been established as a

Community Support

$273 million was given to the Province of Manitoba in 2004-05 by 2006-2007 that number had reached 282.7 million.Manitoba Lotteries Corporation - Supporting Our Communities
This income goes back to the community in a number of ways $65 million in VLT revenues was donated in the form of unconditional grants to Manitoba municipalities, including 4.6 million to Rural Municipalities, $30,625 to

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, $270,543 to Villages, 1.6 million to Towns, 1.7 million to Steinbach,

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, Dauphin,

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, Selkirk,

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, and

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, and $173,811 to Northern Communities.
The remainder of the net income is given to the Government of Manitoba that provide health care, education, community and social services and economic development for Manitobans. MLC also provided 1.8 million in sponsorships to community events, the

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, the

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, as well as

Assiniboia Downs Assiniboia Downs is a Canadian horse race track on of land located in the Winnipeg suburb of St. James-Assiniboia. It is operated by the Manitoba Jockey Club and is the site of the annual Manitoba Derby. The track is located on the western edg ...

and Manitoba Marathon. MLC's economic impact on the Province of Manitoba is about 340 million. Today, the MLL (Now Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries) employs over 2,000 people. Some of which are members of the

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Local 979 Food and Beverage staff who are members of the

Manitoba Government Employees Union The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) is a trade union in Manitoba, Canada. It has over 32,000 members, and is one of the largest unions in Manitoba. The MGEU represents workers from different fields, including the civil se ...

. There are at least 5 different unions within Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries. It has its headquarters in

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. In October 2008, MLC was named one of

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, which was announced by the

Winnipeg Free Press The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' (or WFP; founded as the ''Manitoba Free Press'') is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It provides coverage of local, provincial, national, and international news, as well as ...

newspaper.

References

Defunct companies of Manitoba Crown corporations of Manitoba Lotteries in Canada Companies established in 1993 Companies disestablished in 2013 1993 establishments in Manitoba 2013 disestablishments in Canada {{canada-company-stub