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Commission refuses to remove man from self-ban list

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "He was angry with himself after dropping a bundle at a craps table. So on the same day, he marched over to the offices of the Casino Control Commission and signed up for a program that bans him for life from Atlantic City's gaming halls.

"He didn't know at the time that not only would he be banned in Atlantic City, but also from affiliated casinos in Las Vegas and other gaming markets.

"But the lifetime ban will stick. An unsympathetic Casino Control Com-mission refused Wednesday to remove the man from New Jersey's self-exclusion list despite arguments from his lawyer that his civil rights may have been violated.

"…The program allows gamblers to voluntarily ban themselves from casinos for a period of one year, five years or a lifetime…"

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