Self-excluded casino players claim their jackpots

Certain players, who do not follow the policy relating to responsible gambling, may suffer from gambling addiction.
In order to be protected, they then have the option to get themselves banned from casinos.
A very unusual case will be considered by a court in Canada, relating to the issue of voluntary self-exclusion.
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is a party to the case – it refused to pay two players who won a jackpot but had previously signed a self-exclusion agreement.
The claimants in the case, Hamidreza Haghdust and Michael Lee, won 200,000 and 30,000 Canadian dollars at the slot machines.
They believe that decision of the BCLC is totally unacceptable.
The corporation argues that the self-exclusion agreement clearly provides for this type of cases and states that no money will be paid to players.
The claimants’ lawyers said that several people were in the same situation.
For now, no date has been set for the trial.