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3/21/2010: Self-exclusion class action denied - Ontario
Problem gamblers have lost their bid to a launch a $3.5 billion class action lawsuit against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Between December 1999 and February 2005, more than 10,000 people voluntarily signed “self-exclusion” forms, asking the government-owned lottery corporation to bar them from its gaming sites.
Gamblers who sign the forms have their photo taken and kept on file so casino staff can identify them. People may be charged with trespassing if they are caught re-entering a casino during the time they have chosen to be excluded.