{"id":1602975,"date":"2024-10-30T11:12:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1602975"},"modified":"2024-10-30T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:12:43","slug":"gambler-forfeits-150k-jackpot-due-to-self-exclusion-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/gambler-forfeits-150k-jackpot-due-to-self-exclusion-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambler Forfeits $150K Jackpot Due To Self-Exclusion Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
A casino employee, Kelley, who is known as @casinomassagekelley<\/a> on TikTok, shared an unfortunate story that will only frustrate friends and family members of an addicted gambler.<\/p>\n In a viral TikTok that\u2019s garnered over a half million views, Kelley shared how a gambler was denied a $150,000 slot machine<\/a> jackpot because the individual had admitted themself in the self-exclusion program.<\/p>\n \u201cI work in a casino, and this guy hit $150,000 slot jackpot. … Then they came to pay him out, and they took his ID and everything. It turned out he had banned himself from the casino, from all of the properties. So, he literally got trespassed and did not get anything.\u201d<\/p>\n Gamblers are allowed to admit themselves in the self-exclusion program in order to help them overcome their gambling addiction. Attorney General for the New Jersey State Department<\/a>, Matthew J. Platkin, explained self-exclusion on the government\u2019s website.<\/p>\n \u201cThe program was established in 2001 to allow [problem gamblers] to voluntarily exclude themselves from gambling in Atlantic City casinos. In 2013, the program was expanded to also include self-exclusion for Internet gaming activities.\u201d<\/p>\n It’s not a good idea for gamblers to add themselves to the list if they plan on winning money.<\/p>\n It is the responsibility of the casino to prevent anyone placed on the self-exclusion list from gambling within the facility. Regulators have taken steps to ensure that compulsive gamblers are denied access online as well.<\/p>\n \u201cFor land-based casinos, the Division will distribute a photograph and description of you to each casino. The casinos will then remove you from any mailing lists and make notations in their computer files that you are ineligible for any kind of credit or complimentary service.\u201d<\/p>\n The statement mentions that credits and complimentary services aren\u2019t offered to self-excluded gamblers. The website<\/a> also states, \u201cIf you are caught gambling at a casino, \u2026 you will be subject to forfeiture of any winnings.\u201d<\/p>\nGambler who won $150,000 slot jackpot had placed himself in the self-exclusion program and was forced to forfeit his winnings<\/h2>\n
Credits and complimentary services aren’t offered to self-excluded gamblers<\/h2>\n