Duty of Care
I would think there is a duty of care for the casinos and the OLG to prevent banned players from entering a casino and gambling. I would suggest there needs to be medical documentation to support that the person actually had a gambling problem before the above duty is owed. That being said, how is the OLG going to enforce such bans when it comes to lotto tickets, scratch tickets and sports betting?

Breach of Duty
If these banned players are still able to enter the casinos and gamble then there may be a breach of duty.

Damages Due to Breach
The damages for something like this could range from simple economic loss to psychological injuries.

Defences
The main defence the OLG would have is that they have taken reasonable and prudent actions to prevent these individuals from gambling. Every casino has a book of the individuals on the list.

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Won't matter...

Even if they do win the lawsuit...all of that money is going to go right back to OLG...

I hope they do win...it will open a door for every addiction...people will request there be banned lists for everything that they can put themselves on (ie smoking banned list, drinking banned list, fast food banned list). When they are able to still smoke their cigarettes, drink their beer, and eat their burgers then they can sue someone for allowing them to do it.

I would think the arguement will have to be made that gambling isn't an addiction but a disease and therefore the people did not have a choice...they were compelled to gamble because of the disease.

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New ray of light for meth and crack users.....Just hang in their guys.

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Originally posted by UmmiE New ray of light for meth and crack users.....Just hang in their guys.

being those are illegal drugs I don't think the same process would work....someone signing up for a banned list for illegal drugs would work the same way unless you can get all the dealers together and provide them with a book of banned users.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Defences The main defence the OLG would have is that they have taken reasonable and prudent actions to prevent these individuals from gambling. Every casino has a book of the individuals on the list.

But, you better believe if these people were on the list of banned gamblers because they count cards, or win against the house, they would not have let them in. Why would the casino bother rejecting people they know they can take money from.

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Originally posted by Orko But, you better believe if these people were on the list of banned gamblers because they count cards, or win against the house, they would not have let them in. Why would the casino bother rejecting people they know they can take money from.

You have to remember that the casinos are not privately owned businesses like in Vegas. The people on the banned list have put themselves on the list. Its my understanding that the OLG provides this self banning list and therefore they would have a responsibility to make sure those people do not enter the casino. The OLG also has a responsibility in the running of these casinos.

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So let me understand this...

So these problem gamblers are betting a small fortune of their money, on lawyers to win with legal case, for a greater return on their their bet?

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced You have to remember that the casinos are not privately owned businesses like in Vegas. The people on the banned list have put themselves on the list. Its my understanding that the OLG provides this self banning list and therefore they would have a responsibility to make sure those people do not enter the casino. The OLG also has a responsibility in the running of these casinos.

Just another case of citizens asking the government to baby sit them.

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Originally posted by Orko Just another case of citizens asking the government to baby sit them.

For the most part yes....although the government did put the responsibility on themselves by providing this banning service. What they should do is scrap the whole service and just provide a gambling help line, which they already provide.

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Im suing LCBO for my drinking problem

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