Article contentWhile the risk for provincial governments from gambling suicides and addiction will vary at different points in time, it is not the kind of risk that would threaten to topple a sitting government in the next election. Nor does online sports betting, like VLTs, seem to be an issue that opposition provincial parties wish to utilize or exploit as a wedge issue for electoral purposes. The fact of the matter is that VLTs and online gambling are not a top-of-mind issue for the vast majority of the voting public – which is precisely what provincial governments are banking on.