A recent phenomenon in some South African casinos is that some compulsive gamblers wear disposable adult diapers while gambling in casinos, in order to, well, "go" inside the casino, next to the roulette wheel or craps table, without having to leave their favorite game or machine. Other gamblers use glasses or bottles instead- all that effort just to continue betting their roulette numbers without having to leave the room.
It is not surprising that most casinos see this kind of behavior offensive, and therefore started to kick the offending gamblers out of the casino. The adult diapers, though, are harder to catch than the glasses and bottles, and allow the compulsive gamblers to spend their money on their blackjack or roulette games, without taking any toilet breaks whatsoever.
Loren Jordaan, a training manager for the National Responsible Gambling Program in South Africa, trains "scout staff" that can identify problem gamblers according to their behavior in the casinos.
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