About the Gambling in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Gambling in Nova Scotia Market Research Report
Definition of the Gambling in Nova Scotia?
In Canada, gambling encompasses casinos, bars and lounges with electronic gaming machines, horse racing venues and lottery ticket outlets. Casinos offer table games, slot machines and sports betting, complemented by dining, entertainment and valet parking services. Gaming organizations can be commercial, charitable, government-owned or owned by private companies under contract with provincial gaming authorities. Many gambling establishments offer additional services and amenities like food and beverages, entertainment, valet parking, swimming pools, conference halls and convention centers.
What’s included in the Gambling in Nova Scotia?
The Gambling in Nova Scotia includes operating casino table games, operating electronic gaming machines, lottery services, horse racing services and other gaming services. Related terms covered in the Gambling in Nova Scotia industry report includes the area from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers, a category of games that includes roulette or card games such as poker, any mechanical or electronic device in which outcomes are determined by a random-number generator located inside the terminal and a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets.
Industry Performance of the Gambling industry in Nova Scotia
Benchmark the Gambling in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Gambling in Nova Scotia
#8 in Highest Revenue 2.5% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Gambling in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Gambling industry in Nova Scotia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, consumer spending, inbound international travel and consumer confidence index are impacting Gambling in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Economic Indicators
Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction
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Canada Key External Drivers
Consumer spending
Inbound international travel
Consumer confidence index
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Gambling industry in Nova Scotia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Gambling in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax, Cape Breton and New Glasgow. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Gambling industry in Nova Scotia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
