I Don't Like the Odds of This Succeeding

Gotta love it when gambling addicts apply to me to self-exclude themselves from the casino, then reapply two weeks later (once the withdrawal symptoms set in, no doubt) to appeal their own self-exclusion. I had a man yesterday who owed $30 grand to the banks and spent an average of 8 hours a day in the mahogany room. He listed his occupation as "self employed", his average weekly income as $3000, and his average weekly losses at the casino of - you guessed it - $3000. So I'm guessing he's "self employed" as a gambler. The twit comes crawling back to me 14 days later with an oh-so sincere letter claiming that the self-exclusion was a big wake up call and that he now feels able to control his habits and able to only gamble for entertainment. I sent Richard an e-mail, flippantly asking what we should decide, and he wrote back thus:

"I am convinced that this person is sufficiently recovered to be allowed back into the casino. I have been a heroin addict for the past 7 years and after 3 days in rehab I now feel sufficiently detoxed that I can inject myself purely for entertainment purposes."

The sad thing is, this poor git will probably just fly to Wrestpoint casino to get his fix, and thereby spend even more money. There is something seriously wrong if a person can lose $20 grand on the roulette wheel and the only person who blows the whistle on it is themselves. Someone at my work isn't doing their job properly!