Suit against French Government Due to Self-Exclusion List Failure

Incorrect address listed results in addict’s continuation of gambling

A lawsuit has been initiated against the French Government for Euro 100 000 by an unidentified Frenchman, a gambling addict who claims his interests were neglected even though he registered to the voluntary gambling exclusion list.

According to the man’s attorney, Emmanuel Ludot, the Interior Ministry registered the 37-year-old gambling addict under the incorrect address, and he was thereby enabled to access unnamed online poker websites and indulge his addiction there.

So far, no comment has arrived from the government, but reports state that the self-exclusion list numbers 36 000 registered people, and that prior to any new player sign-ups, the list must be consulted.

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