Singapore Begins Family Exclusion Program For Problem Gambling

Singapore is doing their best to ensure that any problem gambling situations are taken care of. They have unveiled the Casino Exclusion Scheme, and within the framework of that they have given family members the right to apply for a Family Exclusion Order.

The Order is a way for family members to keep the ones they love from falling into the dangerous traps that problem gambling can create. It was intended so families are not destroyed either financially or emotionally by those who may have a gambling problem.

In order to file an application, a family member must go in person down to the Tanjong Pagar Family Service Centre. The National Problem Gambling Council is also offering assistance through their helpline.

Siblings, children, parents and spouses are all eligible to fill out an application. If approved, the person in their lives affected by gambling will no longer be allowed in either of the two resorts in Singapore that have casinos.

The NCPG has already appointed a panel that will review the applications and will make the decisions as to whether or not to grant the family member the ban. Before the ban is executed, the family member and his or her family will go through counseling before the final order is issued.

In addition to the family bans, the NCPG also has the authority to ban any members of the government's public assistance scheme and bankrupts.

April 2, 2009
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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