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

[Dan White <dwhite () olp net>]

On 01/12/13 11:29 -0800, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:
> 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.

Freakonomics Radio covered this topic (the voluntary self-exclusion
document, not the suit) the other day on my local NPR station.
Unfortunately I can't find the podcast.

In that particular case, a gambling addict signed an agreement in the state
of Missouri to never enter a casino again. He stopped for a while, then
found a loophole, then got caught and was arrested for trespassing. Sounds
like a different agreement was used in the above case.

--
Dan White
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