The Canadian province of British Columbia has rejected a proposal to launch shipboard slot machines on BC Ferries.

On Monday, BC Transportation Minister Todd Stone announced that the government no longer supported the proposal, which would have added slot machines to the list of BC Ferries’ entertainment options. The quasi-Crown corporation, which operates a ferry service between the mainland and its adjacent islands, had originally floated the idea of a shipboard slots pilot program on its main route two years ago.

The plan called for the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) provincial gaming monopoly to own the slots while ferry staff would have been tasked with monitoring their use. Stone said an analysis conducted by BCLC had projected the shipboard slots program would lose around $240k per year due to increased staffing, technical support and equipment costs.

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