Posters Target Gamblers

The alteration comes amid troubles at Christchurch Casino, which is being investigated by the department over allegations of loan sharking and capital irregularities.

Christchurch Casino chairman Barry Thomas declined to comment on whether his casino would adopt the policy.

The Dunedin Casino posters analyze how much a gambler will elude for every $100 they hazard on gaming machines, baccarat, roulette, blackjack, caribbean protuberance poker and standard poker, agency a change to machinery box gambling.

A punter betting on baccarat responsibility think to elude $1.20 for every $100 pledge, age a poker performer responsibility think to elude $7.50 for every $100 gambled.

The posters besides annotate that ace luck charms and superstition keep " no collision whatsoever ".

" So-called gambling hot streaks are merely random sequences of events perceived by players to be favourable. Over time, the overall outcome will favour the casino and approach the house advantage, " the poster states.

Dunedin Casino chief executive Nick Winder, who has run the casino since March last year, said the posters were a way to educate gamblers. " Anything that enhances player education is positive, " he said.

The Dunedin Casino was ordered by the Gambling Commission to close for two days last year as punishment for failing to take action over a woman, Christine Keenan, who gambled a reported $6.6 million at the casino between 2001 and 2004.

July 01, 2007