Casino gambler banned after son left in car
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Independent Senator Nick Xenophon wants longer bans imposed on misbehaving casino gamblers.
His reaction follows an incident this week when a woman left her son in a car when she went into the Adelaide Casino.
The casino said the woman was stopped from entering the venue on Wednesday with her 11-year-old son.
But she returned less than an hour later, and officials said her son was found alone in a car near the casino's valet entrance.
The woman has now been banned from the casino for three months.
Senator Xenophon thinks it is time to review the bans used.
"It also should come with conditions requiring gambling counselling and treatment for someone who's the subject of such a ban so that it doesn't happen again in the longer term," he said.
"In severe cases the ban should be increased significantly, 12 months at least, depending on the circumstances.
"That should be something that we should get advice on from the Independent Gambling Authority.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-29/casino-gambler-left-son-in-car/4100474
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