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In Ontario, Canada, Christopher Bates has his coworkers because they didn’t include him in their workplace lottery pool. In January, 24 employees at a Bombardier plant scored a $50 million jackpot. This was a lottery group that Bates had initially started, but he was on vacation when the tickets were purchased. The group that won argues that the tickets were bought on a “no pay, no play” policy. Bates’ lawyer says his client was a regular player in the group, and the members had a “duty of faith” to include him. On the second day of what was scheduled to be a ten-day trial, a “confidential settlement” was agreed upon by all parties.