Re: B.C. judge certifies class-action suit for men denied gambling winnings

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:45:23 -0500
From:                   Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>

> How do lotteries and casinos work in Canada?

Gaming is regulated by the provinces.  In most, gaming licences are granted but 
dependent upon a certain proportion of the money going to charity.

> Do lottery agents and
> casinos make you sign a self-exclusion agreement before playing?

Note the word "voluntary."  Note the phrase "self-exclusion."  This was a 
program intended to address problem gamblers.  You could (voluntarily) sign a self-
exclusion agreement, which meant that you couldn't collect any winnings.  Thus, 
no incentive to gamble, so most people wouldn't.  (No, I don't know how it is 
policed.)  Obviously, these guys signed the agreement as problem gamblers, but 
then started to think they could "game" the system.

> And this week, B.C. Supreme Court Justice John Savage ruled there were
> sufficient grounds to certify a class-action for winners denied
> because they were in the self-exclusion program.

I suppose there must be some legal reason why the suit was OKed, but it seems 
stupid.  They agreed not to collect: they didn't collect.


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