On Wed, 2 Aug 1995, HNEEDHAM wrote:

> Has anyone out there done any marketing or other studies related to
> opportunities for partnerships between established museums/other heritage
> institutions and the new breed of gambling casinos that seem to be springing u
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> like mushrooms after a rain? Or on the likely or real impacts and effects such
> casinos have on the heritage institutions in the area?
>
> A very large casino, to "serve" the Canadian national capital region and its
> many rourists, is being built a few miles from the larger of the two museums
> which comprise our corporation. We expect that it will have a very positive
> effect on us, especially as we have Canada's largest (recently tripled in floo
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> space) children's museum and are the only major museum located on the Quebec
> side of the region, close to the site of the casino.
>
> I would be grateful for any comments, information as to studies conducted
> elsewhere, etc.
>
> Harry Needham
> Manager, Audit & Evaluation
> Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation
> harry.needham(a)cmcc.muse.digital.ca  (NOTE:THIS IS NOT A TYPO;
> OUR LAN EMAIL SYSTEM USES THE NORMAL "AT" CHARACTER AS A CONTROL CODE AND, EVE
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> BURIED IN A MESSAGE, IT STILL CAUSES PROBLEMS. IN PLACE OF THE "(A)", USE THE
> NORMAL CHARACTER.)

Gambling is certainly having a huge impact on our museum. Revenue paid to
the State government from the Melbourne Crown Casino is funding the
construction of a new museum!>

Tim

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