The 2008 edition of the South American Gaming Suppliers Expo (SAGSE), which took place in the capital of Argentina last week, has been claimed to be a total success, full of luxury and that left every participant satisfied, remarking its status as the main Latin-American event on the matter.
With an important amount of public and a great share of expositors, SAGSE Buenos Aires closed its 16th edition last Friday. It received gaming suppliers from all over the world.
It was revealed this week that during 2007 Canadians spent five times more money on bets than they did 15 years before. The report prepared by Statistics Canada shows that residents of the Prairie Provinces were the ones that spent the most on wagers. On average, each Canadian spent $524 on gaming.
Profits from casinos, lotteries, slot machines and lotto rose to $13.6 billion in 2007, $10.9 billion more than in 1992 and $3 million more than in 2006. The highest bets were registered in Alberta, $890 per capita, followed by Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
