B.C. casino operator Great Canadian Gaming Corp. has reported a fourth-quarter loss of CAD 1.7 million, compared with a CAD 13-million profit a year ago. The company blamed weak consumer spending, heavy snowfall and increased competition for the loss that dragged 2008 profits to CAD 13.5 million — a 62-per-cent drop from 2007 profits. Great Canadian said revenues rose by two per cent last year to CAD 403.7 million but declined four per cent to CAD 96.7 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2008.