![]() In addition to suing the casino, he is also suing The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). The casino, he alleges should have known about his compulsive gambling and alcoholism. He is claiming he should have never been allowed to place wagers in the first place. What is a known fact about Shokar is that in 2013, he lost $260,000 over two visits to Caesars Windsor (very close to the U.S. Nevertheless, he is currently suing the casino. He has been banned from most Ontario, Canada casinos for “disruptive behavior.” Indeed, he has criminal fraud convictions. ![]() To be sure, Tarwinder Shokar falls far from the model citizen mark. What happens when an inveterate gambler loses his life savings either online or in a casino? There aren’t too many studies, but perhaps it is time to address the situation from an ethical perspective. Certainly, the advent of the internet and online gambling is somewhat to gain. The problem is getting worse, especially with college-age adults, where 23 percent of them gamble online, 1 in 20 are compulsive and their hard-core gambling rates are twice that of adults. The NCPG or National Council on Problem Gambling tells us that around 6 million adults and about a half-million teens are what we might refer to as addicted gamblers. Gaming, or more accurately, gambling is on the rise.
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