Hall expects the group to be formalized and commissioners named this year. Plans for a provincial First Nations Gaming Commission got under way in 2010. first-nation groups have been lobbying for a share of gambling revenue since at least 1993. 'The province and, to some degree, the federal government just don't seem to be interested in doing it the easy way,' Mr. has not developed policies to share gambling revenue with natives. Unlike other provinces, including Manitoba and Alberta, B.C. Having spent the past couple of years trying – and failing – to persuade the province to change its policies, the first-nations gambling committee said it's ready to act on its own, by setting up gambling operations on reserve land and risking potential consequences, including possible legal action by B.C.

That's because he's looking at the terrain from his viewpoint as chairman of the British Columbia First Nations Gaming Initiative, a group set up to push for a bigger native role in the provincial gambling sector.