Prince Edward Island’s standing committee on health and social development will investigate the mental health implications from a new online casino coming from Atlantic Lotto.
The news came Tuesday from the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, which says it is preparing to expand a new online casino to allow play by residents of P.E.I. and Nova Scotia, after quietly launching a site New Brunswickers could access in August 2020.
The P.E.I. cabinet approved participation in the online casino on Dec. 22. In a statement, the provincial Department of Finance said its goal was to ensure residents “play in a safe and regulated environment.”
“The timing is so wrong” for an online casino that allows large bets, said Liberal MLA Heath MacDonald, who asked the standing committee to make this a priority.