Former Casino Nanaimo employees have launched a class action lawsuit for wrongful dismissal against Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC), which appears to have taken government subsidies despite remaining closed during the course of the pandemic.

The terminated employees are calling the actions of the company “reprehensible.”

In October 2020, 27 employees filed individual lawsuits against the company, which operates casinos across Canada, including the River Rock Casino and Resort in Richmond, its flagship B.C. facility. In April, three more employees…launched class proceedings on behalf of all employees.

Casino Nanaimo was shut down March 16, 2020, due to COVID-19, and the company has since permanently abandoned the operation. Unlike other GCGC facilities, Casino Nanaimo was non-unionized.