Park Place bans Problem Gamblers

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Here's a novel idea. Why don't we treat people like adults and let them bear the responsibility for, and consequences of, their decisions?

[/ QUOTE ]I'm all for it. I live in a state where almost all kinds of gambling is illegal. The current platform is twofold. One is the whole Bible Belt thing (I'm in North Carolina), apparently some people think "de Debbil hisself" will take over the world if people are allowed to wager money on games of chance, or at least North Carolina will spiral into a hellhole of sin and devilry. The other is the classic PC cop out for most vice laws. "We're protecting people who may have gambling problems from possible financial ruin!" Well, I'd estimate that actual problem gamblers aren't nearly as prolific as the anti-gambling lobbyists in this state would like you to believe, but since most average American idiots believe any statistic thrown at them by any kind of federal official about drugs, guns, gambling, addictions, and anything else that eventually leads to more vice laws, our state outlaws gambling. Basically, it means that to protect a tiny minority that could develop some sort of problem based on a vice, we prohibit EVERYONE from doing something. Fantastic logic there. Oh no! An anthill! Better break out the fecking 40 megaton A-bombs, boys!

So no need to tell me about these idiotic practices of not letting adults make decisions for themselves.

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I'm not so trusting.

[/ QUOTE ]I'll trust it to a point. Once I hear of an incident like the one I described, I'd be all kinds of behind a boycott of some kind. Tell people in the old fashioned, capitalist way what you think. When Park Place regulars stop going because they have to worry about their winnings being seized thanks to a losing streak, I'd imagine you'll see a DAMN quick 180.

[stickman]

I am a floorman in AC for this piss poor company. The only reason they are doing this is to protect themselves. It has to do with some legal issue to protect themselves from lawsuits. Which in turn, they are trying to make look like a noble gesture.
PPE(Park Place Entertainmet) or Caesars World Entertainment( as it will be known after the New Year) is a stingy company that would gladly take every last penny from you if they could.
When they bought Caesars in AC they dropped all of the table maximums and chased away all big play to Borgata. They made it an extension of Bally's (where I work).
Please do not patronize any properties of this greedy ..greedy company.

[RydenStoompala]

I'm with stickman on this. It's like reading a story about Philip Morris not wanting me to smoke cigarettes. What a pile of smelly poop. There is a large stack of litigation heading the way of the gaming industry now that the big class action firms have sucked the pipe dry in software, cigarette and faulty tire suits. This is nothing more than anticipation of ambulance chasing. What will really tip us off to the truth is when the big actions are launched on behalf of some dork with no self control against a big strip casino company while the hundreds of little casinos that are sucking the life out of many small communities escape the fuss. Why? Who wants to sue for a million when you can go for 100 million? Oops. I'm sounding a little negative. Nevermind. I'm sure the lads who are handing bags of cash over to local politicians and fixers are just looking out for our best interest.