I was reading some comments on line today and a story caught my attention, and I want to know how possible this is.
A guy claimed he won $5000 on a poker machine and that's where his addiction began, and when it get to the point that he lost his rent money to gambling he decide to take matters in his one way.
He proceeded by going to gaming commission and had his name banned by himself, ( Someone please tell me how this is possible?) never seen such in my country before. he claimed he still go back to casinos at times and he knew he can't ever win big again, because his name was flagged in the system, and if he win big they won't pay him.
He obviously made a heroic move and I applaud him for that. I honestly do not know that something like this exists. But while reading through, I understood that it is something that is very possible. It is called self exclusion. At first it is not easy to undergo, but for someone to make such a decision to limit his freedom, you should understand how deep gambling has wounded him. It must have also spoilt his relationship life if care is not taken.
He said he was limited to winning $200, that anymore than this he would have to sign his name and be subject to prosecution for trespassing. He claimed his move took his joy out from gambling real fast, and now he haven't been near a casino in over 10 years.
$200 being his maximum winning is pointing towards something and it is a great way to regulate gambling and when your max winning is $200, you will have no option than toake gambling a fun rather than means to be super rich.
https://www.begambleaware.org/self-exclusionSo yes, you can do go to the gaming commission and ask yourself to be ban. I know a guy that has been banned, but he didn't do it himself, his wife did. The wife call the casinos and describe his husband and obviously his identification.
And then he told me that he was surprised when he go to a casino and that he was stop and was banned from entering. Later he found out that his wife is the one responsible because that time he was really addicted to that point that he is playing money that did not belong to him (he was a government employee that time).
Will this actually work offline? This is achievable in an online situation where his personal information will be blacklisted in all the casino licensed in the country. If it is offline, the wife could succeed in reporting to one casino joint, what if he goes to another neighboring casino or secretly play online?