Alberta advances $2.4 million for gambling addiction treatment

Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-09-24 19:05:11.0
Tags: [Alberta, Healthcare, Social Services, Finance, Governance]

The Government of Alberta has advanced a $2.4 million grant to the Brick House Recovery Centre, which operates facilities in Edmonton and Calgary and provides virtual support across the province, to enhance treatment and recovery programs for problem gamblers. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally stated that this funding serves as an advance ahead of revenues collected from the province's newly regulated iGaming market, which launched in mid-July. The province allocates one percent of its regulated iGaming revenues—projected at $76 million for its first year across 31 approved sites—toward addiction treatment, with the 1 percent threshold subject to future reviews as the market grows.