175,680 people excluded...banned ......

[kopiuncle]

The number of people who are not allowed to enter Singapore's two casinos has reached a high of 175,680.

This is almost four times the 47,178 placed under exclusion orders in June 2011 - the first time such figures were released after the safeguard against problem gambling was introduced four years ago.

People can apply to have family members kept out. Individuals too may put themselves under self-exclusion orders if they think they are better off not being exposed to the temptations of gambling.

Latest figures from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) show 130,556 people were under self-exclusion orders as of last month. Of this number, 118,672 - or about 90 per cent - are foreigners living or working here.

 

[kopiuncle]

another great effort by our government to prevent such people from going down under.....well done!!!

 

[tanwahtiu]

typical PAP mentality everything also want to control ...

“They say people can think for themselves? Do you honestly believe that the chap who can’t pass primary six knows the consequence of his choice when he answers a question viscerally, on language, culture and religion? But we knew the consequences. We would starve, we would have race riots. We would disintegrate.”
- Lee Kuan Yew, The Man & His Ideas, 1997

I am often accused of interfering in the private lives of citizens. Yes, if I did not, had I not done that, we wouldn’t be here today. And I say without the slightest remorse, that we wouldn’t be here, we would not have made economic progress, if we had not intervened on very personal matters – who your neighbour is, how you live, the noise you make, how you spit, or what language you use. We decide what is right. Never mind what the people think.”
- Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Straits Times, 20 April 1987

another great effort by our government to prevent such people from going down under.....well done!!!

 

[Leongsam]

Of this number, 118,672 - or about 90 per cent - are foreigners living or working here.

Why are exclusion orders applicable to foreigners? I thought the whole idea of allowing casinos was so that $$$$$ could be extracted from them.

The PAP has got it seriously wrong here.

 

[xingguy]

Could gambling habit of LKY's father has anything to do with him saying casinos would be allowed in Singapore only “over my dead body.”?

In one of LKY's book:


In another source: Singapore Infopedia
Lee's gambling habit put strains on his relationship with his wife. He would gamble at the Chinese Swimming Club and at times return home in an angry mood, demanding jewellery from his wife to pawn for more funds to continue.
Note: Lee is Lee Chin Koon, father of Lee Kuan Yew

For whatever reason only known to old fart himself, he started to build not one, but two casinos.

It is no different from a person whose love ones abuses drug, but he himself has became a drug lord just because of money.

So, is such person a man of integrity and great man worthy of praises?

Only blind and retarded sycophants are singing praises of old fart.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

I'm officially on the banned list. A special list of less than 300 names personally signed by CP. Not only for the casinos but areas around the casino including the hotels.
I'm also proud to say that I have found a loophole to bypass this and have visited MBS countless times since. Will try my luck at RWS in due time.

 

[kopiuncle]

don't blame the casinos
blame the gamblers themselves

they can still on on line gambling...it's all about self control
it is always easy to blame the government...

 

[Brubeck]

don't blame the casinos
blame the gamblers themselves

they can still on on line gambling...it's all about self control
it is always easy to blame the government...

Fuck your mother cheebye :oIo:

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Some info on the self exclusion thingy...its wayang as usual.
Can self remove oneself from the list as easily.
Btw have they imposed the ban for low income, civil servants? This smacks of discrimination....
Soon there will be no more people left to be banned.

 

[laksaboy]

Could gambling habit of LKY's father has anything to do with him saying casinos would be allowed in Singapore only “over my dead body.”?

In one of LKY's book:

Who deleted the pic?

 

[xingguy]

Who deleted the pic?


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