A gambling addict who says he blew $550,000 in disability payments on online lottery games is suing B.C. lottery officials for allegedly failing to intervene and help him.
A gambling addict who says he blew $550,000 in disability payments on online lottery games is suing the B.C. Lottery Corp. for allegedly failing to intervene and help him.
Tyler Hatch says despite being enrolled several times in a B.C. Lottery Corp. (BCLC) program for problem gamblers, he had incurred a significant gambling debt by the end of 2015.
As a solution to his debt, he negotiated a lump-sum payout of disability benefits he had begun receiving after being diagnosed with a major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder in about 2010.
In January 2016,…
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