Tyler Hatch is suing the BCLC for gambling losses he says the corporation should have prevented.
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.
Tyler Hatch says despite being enrolled several times in a B.C. Lottery Corporation (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 abo…
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