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Carnival City card scam accused in court
Three dealers at Carnival City casino and three Chinese
nationals have appeared in court near Johannesburg
charged with conducting a fraudulent card scheme at
the venue’s punto banco tables. A camera in a
cigarette packet was allegedly used with the dealers’
collusion to feed card information to the players’
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phones. As much as R3m (E263,000) is thought to have
been lost over three consecutive nights.
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
Responsible gaming programme launched in Botswana
A new lifeline for problem gamblers in the southern African country of Botswana
has received the full support of the industry and government; the telephone-based
service aims to spread further out into the community.
rightlines Bruce Page-Wood, said: “The Casino Control Board, com- we understand the social prob-
BOTSWANA Responsible Gambling mented: “The Draft Gaming and lems associated with gambling.
Botswana Programme provides Gambling Bill provides that We can’t run away from it.”
The operators of the eight players who gamble beyond members of the public shall be Already the line has been
casinos in Botswana and a their means with appropriate protected…It is important to taking calls from all over the
local charity have set up a channels to seek support. Pro- balance the socio-economic country, although not in huge
responsible gambling scheme fessional, qualified counsellors side-effect of gambling with numbers. Some of the calls are
for people who are developing from Lifeline Botswana are positive effect. All the evidence being made by relatives of
problem behaviour. Under the available to give advice. We indicates that if gambling is not problem gamblers. Some have
terms of the programme, all the fully support and are commit- checked, more problems will been directly referred to the
venues are being required to ted to ensuring that all our surface.” charity by casinos.
market and promote a free players have access to the He added that internet There are inevitably limita-
support line linked to Lifeline support it provides.” gaming would also pose fresh tions to the service that can be tion in South Africa,” she said. Grand Palm Casino in
Botswana, which was originally The casino operators are challenges for regulation, harm offered, according to Mooki, Lifeline Botswana has ambi-
Gabarone, Botswana,
set up to deal with relationship stealing a march on proposed minimisation and taxation. not least that there is no reha- tions to get out on the ground
one of the casinos
issues but which also advises legislation, which, if passed, The counselling line operated bilitation centre in Botswana even more, and intends to offer
supporting the new
initiative
people with HIV. would mandate just such a by Lifeline went live in June. specially for problem gamblers. its services through satellite
The chairman of the Gaming scheme. Leta Mosienyane, Maungo Mooki, director of the “For those who can afford it, offices in all places where there
Association of Botswana, chairman of the Botswana charity, said: “Our belief is that we can refer them for rehabilita- are casinos.”
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