ontario casino fined 100k after player loses 2M in 4 months

[x@nter]

anyone see this ontario story? guy loses 2 MILLION in 4 months and casino gets fined... wait for it... $100k. what a joke

 

[Lilah]

been following this from australia. shows how broken "responsible gambling" concept is when casinos profit 2M but pay 100k penalty

 

[DagaW]

100k fine on 2M profit 5% tax. cost of doing business

 

[gamblingpro]

this AGCO fine is embarrassingly small. casino probably made 200k+ just in house edge from this player

 

[nataly.k]

how does someone even lose 2 million in 4 months? that's like $16k per day. where do you even get that money?

 

[bill_collins]

Average daily loss rate of $16,667 suggests systematic high-stakes play rather than recreational gambling. Casino should have implemented intervention protocols well before total reached $2M.

 

[CatMatt]

Average daily loss rate of $16,667 suggests systematic high-stakes play rather than recreational gambling. Casino should have implemented intervention protocols well before total reached $2M.

exactly. any reasonable responsible gambling program would flag someone losing 16k daily after first week

 

[x@nter]

the "responsible gambling" training these casinos give staff is complete joke. they're trained to identify problem gambling but encouraged to ignore it for high rollers

 

[pokerslave55]

honestly jealous of this guy. wish I had 2 million to blow. meanwhile I'm stressing about losing $200

 

[_local_nerd_]

@pokerslave55 mate that's addiction talking. no amount of money makes losing it feel good

 

[bamberfishcake]

penalty structure incentivizes continued harmful gambling. casino nets $1.9M after fine, creating clear profit motive to enable problem gambling

 

[fluffy]

THIS IS SO MESSED UP bb like they basically stole 2 million from someone with addiction and government fined them pocket change

 

[Peter33]

worked casino compliance in UK. this would be career-ending violation there. ontario gaming commission clearly not serious about player protection

 

[M.Bato]

Regulatory framework designed to appear protective while maintaining casino profitability. Fine amount calibrated to avoid deterrent effect on industry revenue generation

 

[Camelott]

been tracking similar cases across canada. pattern of token fines that don't impact casino bottom line. purely theatrical regulation

 

[aviator]

what gets me is they probably had meetings about this guy. "should we cut him off?" "nah he's still got money, let him keep playing"

 

[Lilah]

what gets me is they probably had meetings about this guy. "should we cut him off?" "nah he's still got money, let him keep playing"

so true. someone in that casino made conscious decision to keep taking his money instead of helping him

 

[slotking]

case demonstrates fundamental conflict between casino business model and harm prevention. profit incentives directly oppose player protection

 

[ANNA K.]

mate if someone's losing 16 grand daily they need intervention not encouragement. casino staff should be mandated reporters like teachers

 

[DagaW]

casinos exist to take money from gamblers. anyone surprised by this hasn't been paying attention