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 Casino N.B. in Moncton, New Brunswick has launched a controversial new promotion entitled "Slot University." The casino is giving players the chance to "learn" to play on slot machines at absolutely no cost and discover which machines they like best before they spend their hard earned money. For some reason many in the community have expressed outrage about the promotion saying that the free lessons will lead to more problems with gambling addiction.
Former V.L.T. addict Sue Dryden appears to have taken personal offense to the promotion. She likened giving people free gambling lessons to teaching someone to drink alcohol, "You might as well take a bottle of alcohol and set it down on a table and teach people how to drink responsibly...you're gonna get all wound up in all the action and it's slowly going to get bigger and bigger," she said. "If you're going to educate people then your need to educate them on what happens when it gets out of hand." What she fails to understand is that casinos are required to provide their visitors with information on gambling addiction and how to get help.
I suspect that most of the people who are taking part in these free "lessons" would probably have visited the casino anyways and just been less informed about the games they're playing. I like most gamblers also find it slightly offensive that someone would think that gambling always leads to addiction or that drinking does for that matter. You can't blame someone who has had past problems with self control and addiction for trying to help others avoid making their mistakes but I personally hope that the casino continues to offer entertaining and informative events for their customers.
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