Safe Bet Society says it can live with the government’s decision to not release the draft report, providing it waives contract conditions preventing it from having access to author Mark Anielski.

The report looks at the social and economic impact of gambling in the province.

Executive director Ken Hanna said Anielski likely learned things during his research that would be helpful to the Safe Bet Society’s efforts to promote responsible gambling.

The Nova Scotia government said in April that the draft study, which had been commissioned by the previous Tory government, would not be made public because there were problems with its methodology.

Labour Department spokeswoman Karen Stone said the province will abide by its contract with the author and not agree to the society’s request.