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Dunedin Casino Under
DIA Investigation
Sept. 12-06
The
Dunedin woman has made headlines again, and this time it the
casinos may be taking a bit of the flack. The former general
manager of the Dunedin Casino where Christine Keenan fist became
apart of the public eye has decided to release a statement
suggesting that had the casino known of her gambling addiction,
they could have possibly prevented her financial demise.
Rod
Woolley expressed to the Gambling Commission that if Keenan
portrayed any kind of activity that suggested her condition, the
casino would have identified her as a problem gambler and thrown
her off the casino floor.
The
casino, which may have its license suspended as a result of this
fiasco, has been making every effort to insure the public
understands their minor roll in the gambling binge of Ms. Keenan.
Although Woolley claims that something could have been done about
Keenan's activity, he still stands behind the notion that she
exhibited no sign of gambling addiction.
The
Gambling Act requires that the casino have a policy to identify
individuals who may suffer from gambling problems, and it is this
requisite that has the Department of Internal Affairs breathing
down the Dunedin casinos neck because of the events that took
place their last month.
Keenan, who stole from her employer in order to continue gambling
in the casino, has been completely ruined by her gambling
fixation. Her former husband and children have also received the
residual effects of her addiction.
Although the responsibility of Keenan's welfare ultimately lies on
her shoulders, the casino could very well be considered an enabler
in this scenario, and law enforcers are making certain that if
this the case, the proper punishment is exacted.
Between the years of 2001 to 2004 Keenan gambled away
approximately $7 million. This amount is fairly large for any a
far less than high roller like Keenan. However, the casino never
raised an eye brow or called into questions Keenan source of
income.
The
Dunedin Casinos only argument is that she did not display obvious
signs of gambling addiction. This is rather questionable
considering the amount of visitations and the amount lost
experienced by Keenan. The DIA is continuing their investigation
in hopes of finding conclusive evidence.
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