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I remember parts of this Shakespearean quotation during my “A”-Levels studying literature from the play, “Measure for Measure” and it struck me the more I read about how the two casinos Integrated Resorts have resulted in seemingly educated professionals falling prey to the addictive nature of gambling. A local brokerage firm UOB Kay Hian has also urged its staff to voluntarily sign up for self-exclusion through the National Council on Problem Gambling.

The Siren Song

Ever since I read that story and also about how people succumbed to the lure of the roulette wheel or at games of chance, I decided to voluntarily sign up for self-exclusion from the two IRs. Not because I have a gambling problem but to recognise that I am human and I can fall just like anyone else. It is true that it is one thing to ...