CTV Investigates goes undercover to learn the impact B.C.'s casinos have on those addicted to gambling.
High Stakes stories:
- Gold card system could flag gambling addicts: doctors
A system of player rewards that tracks B.C. gamblers by how much money they spend could be re-jigged to provide an early warning system for problem gamblers, according to experts.
- Search for treatment sends gambling addicts in circles
Red tape and bureaucratic confusion have sent two gambling addicts in circles looking for treatment for a condition so serious their doctors recommended special out-of-province care.
- B.C. shouldn't keep gambling addict winnings: doctor
An addiction doctor says the piece of B.C.'s help for problem gamblers that denies them their winnings sounds good to rational people -- but is just a cruel joke on the truly addicted.
- B.C.'s problem gaming funds fall short
British Columbia spends a smaller proportion of gaming revenue on problem gambling services than any other government gaming service in Canada, according to a recent study.
- B.C. Lottery Corp ignored cheap solution for problem gamblers
There are more than 100,000 problem gamblers in B.C. The system put in place to help those addicts isn't working, but there could be an easy fix to the problem.
- High stakes: addicted to gambling
The B.C. government's move to embrace gambling has meant soaring revenues, but critics say plans to dramatically increase gaming online and build a downtown casino go too far.
- CTV hidden camera probe sparks casino review
The government is promising to review how it deals with problem gamblers after a CTV News investigation showed a gambling addict facing zero resistance as he repeatedly entered casinos.
- Crime runs rampant at B.C. casinos
While the number of alleged crimes at B.C. gaming facilities has soared over the past five years, the number of charges laid by a special gambling task force has barely budged.
- Gunpoint robberies target B.C. casino patrons
Police are warning the public about two targeted muggings in which patrons leaving the River Rock Casino were robbed at gunpoint.
