The Digest is arranged by subject matter, starting with general industry data (venues, games, charitable gaming licences), followed by revenues, revenue distributions, gambling participation, problem gambling prevalence, and problem gambling assistance (helpline calls, clients, counsellors, on-site support centres). Data in each section is presented in tables and charts. Accompanying text describes the data and highlights some of its more salient features.While considerable effort is made to ensure that the information in a given table or chart is comparable across provinces, this is not always possible due to differences in record keeping and other factors. Unless stated otherwise, all data in this edition of the Digest pertain to fiscal 2008-09 (April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009).