To highlight year-round efforts of promoting responsible gaming to employees and guests, Casino Rouge will support the 8th Annual Responsible Gaming Education Week, Monday, August 1 to Friday, August 5. This event is held nationally by the American Gaming Association (AGA), the casino industry's trade association.
Casino Rouge's more than 800 employees will wear orange Responsible Gaming Education ribbons to show support for the campaign. The AGA's "Keeping It Fun" brochure and signage will be added to the casino's ongoing materials that promote the compulsive gambling helpline. An ad will appear in The Advocate, and the company worked closely with Reece Middleton, Executive Director of the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling to create TV and radio public service announcements.
"A visit to Casino Rouge is all about fun. That fun can include food, live entertainment, and gambling," said Tress Fereday, community affairs director at Casino Rouge. "So to make sure that our guests are 'keeping it fun,' we want to remind them to always gamble responsibly, and if they think they have a problem then call 1-877-770-STOP for help."
Casino Rouge's Commitment
Casino Rouge is continually focused on promoting and supporting responsible gaming. Visiting a casino should be a planned and budgeted entertainment choice, like an evening out for dinner, the theater, or a sporting event.
Between 1979 and 1999, published research has consistently indicated that approximately 1 percent of the U.S. adult population suffers from pathological gambling.(1) While that number may seem small, it can be a large problem for the families affected.
So, at Casino Rouge the gambling helpline is printed on every brochure, sign, pamphlet, flyer, billboard, and advertisement. Also, the toll free hotline number is listed above every public telephone on property.
Self Eviction
Casino Rouge's commitment to Responsible Gaming goes beyond simply posting help information. The casino also works to aid any person who has an admitted gambling problem from being contacted through direct marketing or from casino play.
Anyone who wishes to "self-evict" from the casino can contact the Security department at Casino Rouge. The person will be required to take a photo and complete an Eviction Acknowledgment Form to be banned from the casino and excluded from direct mail contact.
Signs and Symptoms of Compulsive Gambling
On Casino Rouge's Web site and in brochures available to guests, the below checklist is available to help identify those who may have a compulsive gambling problem.
Do you lose time from work Have you ever sold personal
due to gambling? property to finance
Is gambling making home gambling?
life unhappy? Are you reluctant to use
Is gambling affecting your "gambling" money for normal
reputation? expenditures?
Have you ever felt remorse Does gambling make you
after gambling? careless of the welfare of
Do you ever gamble to get your family?
money to pay debts or to Do you ever gamble to escape
otherwise solve financial worry or trouble?
difficulties? Have you ever committed or
Does gambling cause a considered committing an
decrease in your ambition illegal act to finance
or efficiency? gambling?
After losing, do you feel Does gambling cause you to
you must return as soon have difficulty sleeping?
as possible and win back Do arguments,
your losses? disappointments or
After a win, do you have a frustrations create an urge
strong urge to return and to gamble?
win more? Do you have an urge to
Do you often gamble until celebrate any good fortune
your last dollar is gone? by a few hours of gambling?
Do you ever borrow to Have you ever considered
finance your gambling? self-destruction as a
result of your gambling?
If someone answers YES to 7 or more of these questions, they may have a compulsive gambling problem.
How To Get Help
The Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling hotline is 1-877-770-STOP (7867) where trained helpline specialists are available 24 hours to help.
About Casino Rouge
Casino Rouge - the area's number one casino for more than a decade - is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN), which owns and operates casino and horse racing facilities across the United States. With more than 800 employees and an annual payroll of over $23 million, Casino Rouge is one of the larger private employers in the Baton Rouge area. For more information, visit www.casinorouge.com
(1) 1999 National Research Council for the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. Findings were based on meta-analysis (a compilation of the results of all published research done to date)
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