on september 15, 2008, one of the biggest class action lawsuits in canadian history began in québec superior court in quebec city. begun in 2002 by former compulsive gambler jean brochu, the suit accused loto-québec of encouraging the use of vlts without informing users of the danger of developing a dependency on this type of game of chance. an out-of-court settlement between the parties was reached in december 2009.