A recent survey found that nearly half of the polled agencies received revenue from some type of gambling; this trend is apparent across the entire spectrum of non-profit social service organizations. There is, however, a broad range in the amount of revenue realized by these organizations. The research indicates that, while organizations may be affected positively or negatively by involvement in gaming, the impact may be tempered by several factors including agency size, who is involved in the fundraising, how necessary the fundraising is, the amount of revenue raised, and the way in which these revenues are spent. This article argues that at least one provincial government, in British Columbia, seems to be reducing social services and grants to non-profit organizations while simultaneously shifting gambling revenues away from the private sector and into government coffers. 7 references