Wouldn't it be nice if you could just join with everyone in your place of employment or place of worship to simultaneously self-exclude from gambling as a great big wagering-abstinent group? Singapore is open to introducing that option, and not just for foreign workers. The Parliamentary debate also broached the idea that Singapore should shift to an opt-in system, where every resident is excluded from the two casinos unless they jump through some hoop -- some other hoop than the current hefty entry fee. The details are here.

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Singapore Casino Self Exclusion Policy

• Latest figures from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) show 130,556 people were under self-exclusion orders as of last month. Of this number, 118,672 - or about 90 per cent - are.
• Number of people in Illinois Casino Self-Exclusion Program: 9,637 (end of 2012; the Self-Exclusion Program was founded in 2002). Population of Singapore: 5,399,200 (estimated, mid-2013). Number of people in Singapore's Casino Self-Exclusion Program: 175,680 (late 2013; the Self-Exclusion Program - including Family Exclusions and Third-Party.

Media reports say that there are about 70 non-casino operators in Singapore with a total of 2,000 jackpot machines. More operators are expected to join the scheme. According to Channel News Asia, as of August 31, there were over 500 active non-casino self-exclusions, fewer than the 165,000 active self-exclusion applications covering casinos.