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Gambler sues casino over his downfall
Casino Niagara: Former high roller says limousine sent to entice him back

A high-profile Hamilton official who lost his job to a gambling addiction is suing the Ontario government and Casino Niagara for allegedly sending a limousine to take him back to the blackjack tables following a $500,000 loss.

Gabe Macaluso, former chief executive of Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Place and the Hamilton Convention Centre, lost $1-million over five years while he suffered what he calls a "secret, pathological" addition to gambling.

Mr. Macaluso joins a small but growing number of recovered gambling addicts in Ontario and Quebec who have filed lawsuits demanding government-run casinos stop them from ruining their lives. More...
CREDIT: Leonard Lepage, The Canadian Press
A lawsuit says former Copps Coliseum boss Gabe Macaluso led a double life as a business executive on the one hand and a compulsive gambler at Casino Niagara, above, on the other.

 


 
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Self-casino ban violator ordered to forfeit $64K.

ATLANTIC CITY N.J. — A compulsive gambler lucky with wagers and unlucky with the law must return $64,000 in winnings because he had banned himself from casinos, the Casino Control Commission ruled Wednesday.

Daniel Santangelo won the amount over a 10-week period last year at Bally's Atlantic City. But he had previously registered for the state's 2-year-old self-exclusion program, in which gamblers acknowledge a gambling compulsion and agree that they "shall not collect any winnings or recover any losses."

Santangelo tried his luck anyway. More...

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OPP officers told to enforce pot possession laws

TORONTO (CP) - The glory days for Ontario marijuana-smokers are over, at least for now, with provincial police poised to start laying possession charges again after months of turning a blind eye to public toking across the province when pot laws were temporarily loosened.
Ontario Provincial Police officers have been advised that they can now enforce Canada's laws against simple possession of pot after a court ruling last week clarified that the law was constitutional.

Superintendent Bill Crate, director of corporate communications for the Ontario Provincial Police, said today that officers have been told that they can now enforce the law - which had been suspended since earlier this year due to a previous court ruling.

"What the ruling means for us is it's basically clarified that simple possession . . . is constitutionally valid and now subject to the full force and effect of the law." More...

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I am a frequent listener to your show on CFRB in Toronto, and I must say that I find it thoroughly engrossing.
 
Last evening I heard about the tragedy of the Quebec teenager who consumed approximately 20 shooters in about 15 seconds. I felt heartbroken.
 
What really astounded me, however, is that any one could down 20 shooters, each in less than a second. That seems almost impossible.  More...

Marijuana smoking damages sperm

Men who smoke marijuana frequently damage their fertility in several different ways, research suggests.

Scientists at Buffalo University found regular smokers had significantly less seminal fluid, and a lower sperm count.

Their sperm were also more likely to swim too fast too early, leading to burn-out before they reach the egg.

Lead researcher Dr Lani Burkman said: "The bottom line is, the active ingredients in marijuana are doing something to sperm." More...

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Youth binge drinking 'dangerous'

Teenagers may be causing long-term damage to their bodies and brains by binge drinking, research shows.
Experiments on rats showed high doses of alcohol stunted their growth and impaired brain function.

The researchers, from the University of Memphis, say the findings suggest alcohol can be particularly damaging while the body is still developing. More...
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The beer belly is a myth, say scientists

There is no such thing as a "beer belly", according to scientists.
Researchers in Britain and the Czech Republic surveyed almost 2,000 Czechs, who are generally regarded as the world's biggest beer drinkers.

They found no link between the amount of beer they drink and the size of their stomachs. More...

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Being a victim of sexual abuse makes for good conversation these days, but I cannot say I enjoy the topic. Sexual abuse is a very familiar topic for those of us involved in alcohol and drug recovery. I have heard estimates that 60 percent to 80 per cent of us have been sexually abused. When I first began discussing it publicly in 1991 a secretary asked me if such talk was "some new fad for young men". I think the look she got from me told her what she needed to know.

It is no fad. I would prefer to have my nails pulled out with a pair of pliers - slowly and with agony if it would mean never having to discuss my sexual abuse again. It is a subject that’s caused me no end of pain, confusion, alcoholism, and addiction since I was six years old. Other victims are suing the church, the parochial schools, the government, and others for their suffering. I have no one to sue and no desire to do it even if I could.
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