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LVRJ - Officials spotlight efforts against problem gambling
From the article:
"In June, Caesars Entertainment started the industry's first
involuntary exclusion program, which bans certain problem gamblers
from all of the company's U.S. casinos."
Excuse me if I'm not impressed. I wonder how long it will take
before I hear "Pardon me sir - we think you have a serious gambling
problem and therefore you can't play blackjack in any of our casinos
anymore. Oh, but feel free to play slots or any of our other table
games."
EE
I'm not even sure they're the first. Missouri's program is supposed to be voluntary. But a few months ago, a gambler's wife sent a letter to KC Harrah's. In the letter she stated her belief that her husband was a compulsive gambler**. Harrah's barred him, even after he appealed their decision and pointed out that a) he hadn't volunteered for anything and b) none of the other casinos in the area were taking the same action against him.
carlos
**Her justification for this belief was that the guy had lost about $30,000 over ten years. If dropping three grand a year counts as compulsive gambling, a lot of people in this forum are in trouble! 
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eecounter <eecounter@hotmail.com> wrote:
From the article:
"In June, Caesars Entertainment started the industry's first
involuntary exclusion program, which bans certain problem gamblers
from all of the company's U.S. casinos."
Excuse me if I'm not impressed. I wonder how long it will take
before I hear "Pardon me sir - we think you have a serious gambling
problem and therefore you can't play blackjack in any of our casinos
anymore. Oh, but feel free to play slots or any of our other table
games."
EE
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I'm not even sure they're the first. Missouri's program is
supposed to be voluntary. But a few months ago, a gambler's wife
sent a letter to KC Harrah's. In the letter she stated her belief
that her husband was a compulsive gambler**. Harrah's barred him,
even after he appealed their decision and pointed out that a) he
hadn't volunteered for anything and b) none of the other casinos in
the area were taking the same action against him.
carlos
We had the reverse here. A gal wanted her husband banned and the
local boat told her to go fish. He's squandered half his retirement
by the time she started griping. Net, volenteer personally or no
barring. I suspect, like most corps, Caesers is simply doing some
preventive legal work here. If you bar the suicidal you cut down on
lawsuits. Plus by that time, you've probably already bled them
pretty dry.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Carlos Lebron <calebr0n@y...> wrote: