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A gambling addict who says he blew $550,000 in disability payments on online lottery games is suing the B.C. Lottery Corp. for allegedly failing to intervene and help him.

Tyler Hatch says despite being enrolled several times in a B.C. Lottery Corp. (BCLC) program for problem gamblers, he had incurred a “significant” gambling debt by the end of 2015.

As a solution to his debt, he negotiated a lump-sum payout of disability benefits he had begun receiving after being diagnosed with a major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder in about 2010.

In January 2016, he received the $550,000 payment and paid off his gambling debts, but decided to keep on gambling, according to a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court.

“Starting on or about January 2016, the plaintiff began depositing thousands of dollars on a regular, weekly basis, which he gambled and lost on the PlayNow.com website,” says the lawsuit.