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3/20/2009
Ches Crosbie
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Deceived out of your life: VLT documentary airs on CBC

The largest easily avoidable source of injury and death in Atlantic Canada has to be VLT gambling, and this is brought to you by the same people who are supposed to protect you from criminals – Atlantic Lotto Corporation.  Now documentary film maker Barbara Doran is bringing a penetrating exposé of the scope of damage and injury caused by VLTs.  “Playing The Machines”, is her documentary to be shown on CBC News World “The Lens”, 11:30 Newfoundland time on March 24. 

You will see mention of how I represented the Piercey family in an attempt to use the Trade Practices Act in a Class Action against ALC.  The action was dismissed because ALC, as a government agent, was felt to be immune from consumer protection legislation!  Well, it won’t be immune from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and that is exactly what is brought into play in the class action Statement of Claim I served against ALC in early March. 

In the meantime, while the next chapter in the litigation over VLTs in Newfoundland and Labrador  unfolds, make sure you take in this wonderful documentary directed and written by Barbara Doran.  You can view Barb’s background information on the film here.



Labels: gambling Video lottery

1 Comments to "Deceived out of your life: VLT documentary airs on CBC"

I am all for the removal of vlt`s from all our bars.I am also challenging the software they use,and the payout percentage.I truly believe that atlantic lotto,and there software providers are operating,and using unfair practices,and lying to the players about there chances of winning at all.It may sound ignorant for me to say that,but i truly believe it as that.I know a person who lost over$100 7 times in 7 diffrent machines,and lost every time.Is that just bad luck? Well i think not!! I have heard the same thing over and over.Atlantic lotto places chips in them,so they pay nothing.If you are a regular player your average chance of winning is about 20-30%.Almost all people lose for sure.If they do win,they will lose 3-7 times before they are up again.And if anyone plays that game after they win ,it will be about a 90% chance they will lose fast.The software is a allusion of one aways.Recently they changed the chips,and removed some games.Now the features that pay very little,hardly come up.or pay nothing.Atlantic lotto has people fooled,and fair gaming is not in there vocabulary.It seems they always blame the player.I think it`s far past due that atlatic lotto gets a wake up call.They need to know how much backlash they are getting from all these depresses vlt players.We are all human.So why hurt us?
Posted by Robert S. on June 14, 2010 at 04:10 PM

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