Loss-limit system for Singapore casino.
It's my reflection about Singapore issue, the new casino in Singapore.
In Singapore opening casino, patrons will be able to declare a loss limit before they start a game. Once they reach the limit, they may need to stop gaming or see a counsellor to continue. The NCPG said that, this voluntary loss-limit system is implemented to prevent gamers getting out of mind to lose more money. However the same policy was carried out much more strictly in Australia, that once patrons reach the limit, they will not be allowed to continue gaming.
In my opinion, no matter how, casino itself is not good for both individual and the whole society. So the policy like loss-limit system is not that beneficial. However the system in Singapore's new casino is not strict. Since I don't think the so-called counsellor will have any effect, when patrons have already been too emotional.
So I think Sinagore government pays too much attention on making profits. In addtion, if you take out a policy, you should make it strict, not only for showing people you are caring about it.
By Kevin
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I strongly agree with you, especially you said that if you take out a policy, you should make it strict, not only for showing people you are caring about it. Sometimes, people always tell themselves that it is just for fun to go to the casino, but when they begin to loss, they will become emotional and will put more money on it in order to win. However, this will only let them loss more. Basically, casino catches this kind of mind to make profits, so as you said that no matter there is a so-called counselor or not, the player will put more money on it, irrationally.
ReplyDelete-Peter
I really agree with you that "if you take out a policy, you should make it strict, not only for showing people you are caring about it." Why can people continue gambling after seeing a counsellor, since they have already reached the loss limits they made to themselves? What changes can the counsellor bring to them? To give them rights to continue gambling? I think for those irrational gamblers, what they need is sincere advice on stop gambling, not another chance to continue doing what is wrong.
ReplyDeleteCompromise is the essence of politics, especially when facing the economic profits, the Copenhagen Climate Conference is a good example. Sometimes our politians seem to care about the economic profits in the short run too much that they give up the stability and sustainable development of people's lives. Any development in economy is aimed to improve our lives, then how can we persue the profits by unstablizing our lives?
I agree that running a casino is not beneficial for individual and society. The rules can not be perfect and its effect is not obvious. It is just a dissembling way to collect money. Some magicians have revealed the methods they use in casino to cheat. So I strongly oppose the opening of the casino. Government should take other measures to stimulate the economy rather than building this kind of spots.
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