CARD CONTROL OVER GAMBLERS
23 January 2009
Canadian province considering trial use of smart
cards to restrain gambling
Gamblers in the Saskatchewan province in Canada may have
to swipe a personalised card before they can play a
video lottery terminal at land locations in the future,
reports CBC News.
The province's minister in charge of liquor and gaming
is considering the use of smart-card technology to limit
VLT play as a measure to combat problem gambling, the
broadcaster notes.
Minister Dan D'Autremont told CBC News that the
provincial government was interested in the technology
following the pioneering results in the Nova Scotia
province, which has been trialling the idea and is
currently assessing the results.
The smart cards can be encoded to allow a VLT to
function only within defined parameters, D'Autremont
explained. Gamblers can set a betting or loss limit or
allow play only at certain times.
"You would say, 'I can only play on Friday nights
between nine and midnight,' " D'Autremont told CBC News.
"Or, 'I'm only allowed to play 20 hours a week.'
Whatever your personal preferences were."
The minister is awaiting the assessment of the Nova
Scotia government before taking the project any further.
Deidre Paluck, a representative from the Saskatchewan
Responsible Gaming Association, says VLT operators have
an open mind about the smart-card approach.
"If it proves to be of benefit, then it would be
something obviously that the association would support,"
Paluck told CBC News. However, she added the members
would want to see more research before any such devices
are introduced.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
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