A gambler who had banned himself from Atlantic City casino in 2004 after losing a considerable amount of money has come to regret his decision.
In July 2004, a man, who The New Jersey Casino Control Commission identified only by his initials, S.D., drove straight to the commission's headquarters and asked to be put on their list of people who are banned from the city's casinos.
On Wednesday, however, the commission rejected his request to become the first person allowed to gamble in New Jersey again, even though he was put on the banned-for-life list of Atlantic City's casinos.
The list, which was established in 2001, is used as a means for problem gamblers to exclude themselves from the temptation of the city's casinos for a period of one year, five years or for life.
The current list is comprised of about 525 people. Half of them have banned them selves for life. The list is not public but it is used by owners of casinos outside of Atlantic City to identify problem gamblers and bar them from them. They also share these names with other casino owners, which caused a problem for S.D., since now he cannot play in almost any casino, including Las Vegas.
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