The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a multi-million dollar settlement between Canada's Loto-Quebec and thousands of problem gamblers in the province, bringing an end to the class action lawsuit filed against the provincial state lottery operator nearly ten years ago.
In 2001 a group of problem gamblers including Quebec City lawyer Jean Brochu, filed a class action lawsuit against Loto-Quebec claiming nearly CAD$1 billion in damages to cover the cost of their gambling addiction treatment.
The [...]