I've got no problem w/gambling myself. I think it's great. I also live hours away from the nearest casino, which has probably kept me from being a [Pesci] low-life degenerate gambling pr*ck motherf*cker [/Pesci]. This
article was, therefore, very interesting to me...
The world's largest casino company is creating a list of problem gamblers who would be barred for life from all Park Place Entertainment casinos, company officials said Tuesday.
Didn't make sense to me, I thought, when has a casino ever looked out for its patrons in a way NOT designed to take more money from them?
Problem gamblers on the list would also lose any jackpots they win on return visits to Park Place casinos, which include Caesars, Bally's and Hilton properties.
Aaaaah, there you go. How do you get on the list? Presumably by not paying back casino credit or some sort of outburst at the table after a major loss, right?
No...
Persons would not be involuntarily put on the list just for gambling a lot, but could be listed if casino staffers heard them express fear of financial ruin or other such comments.
This bothers me. Anyone who has spent time in a casino knows that EVERYONE complains about how much they've lost at one point or another. Should a blackjack dealer have to listen closely to every person at the tables for telltale signs of ruin? I don't see how this policy doesn't result in a new wave of lawsuits; suing the casino for being barred, suing for not getting paid a jackpot despite being on the list, suing for NOT being barred after you gamble away the house, employees suing after being fired for not following the policy, etc.