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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by xmas baby[/i] [br]Morning all, I wonder if anyone had a similar experience and could comment on this please? I went bankrupt in March this year and many of my debts were due to gambling. Almost immediately afterwards, I was banned nationally from Gala Casinos. This didn't bother me much as I seemed to be able to go to another casino in town without having to 'sign in' each time. However, at the weekend I was in the casino with a friend (who was actually playing and I was just watching), when the security guard came up, asked me my name and asked me to go with him outside. I was then met with the manager, who said I was no longer allowed in the premises. I asked him why and he said the gaming commission had been in touch with them and I was no longer welcome in the casino. I asked him if I would be allowed to come in with friends, even if I didn't play the machines and he said 'no'. The funny thing is, if I wasn't a member (like my friend), I would still be able to go in. It's only the fact that I'm a member and they have all your details when you join that they are able to track you down. The manager also said they had been monitoring me all night, which sounded horrible and very 'big brother'. I felt like a criminal and I hadn't even played or spent any money that night. I was purely just watching my friend and having a enjoyable night out for a change. The fact that I can play online gambling without any problem seems a joke. I never play online gambliing anyway and only went to the casinos for the atmosphere and maybe play a few goes on the roulette. No I am angry that the powers that be have decided where I can and cannot go, purely because of my bankruptcy. Had I known this, I would have spent far more money on gambling in the first place. It's also funny, but if I had amounted huge debts through drinking and drugs, I wouldn't have the same restrictions as gambling. I've also attending a gambling counsellor and I had reached a happy medium of tempering my gambling and I now looked on it as a once in a while form of entertainment and was happy to spend just £20 and when that was gone, it was gone. I understand it isn't the casinos fault. They are just being pressured by the gaming commission and if they refuse, then they run the risk of losing their license. It's so unfair and very embarrasing when you are told to leave the premises like you have committed some kind of crime. Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing and do you think I would continue to be barred even after my bankruptcy period comes to an end? xmas baby [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.