The United Kingdom based company, FeatureSpace has developed a new analytical software that has the ability to identify the wagering patterns as well as the behavior of potential problem gamblers at internet based casinos. This news was followed by similar claims by a Canadian based company. This company is Focal Research Consultants, which is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The company has announced that it has proved, following the commission with land based casinos that the software that it offers can detect up to eighty percent of problem gamblers early enough for an intervention to happen.
Tony Schellinck, the founder of the company, stated that the algorithms that are used by the software vary greatly. He also added that the company has managed to assemble a very handy database of eight-hundred variables that cover most of the aspects of an individual’s behavior when gambling. This database can become very helpful in order to make a quick assessment for early warning. Two land-based casinos in the Saskatchewan province have used the Focus system for almost 7 years, according to Tony Schellinck, it enabled them to identify a total of three-thousand problem gamblers last year alone. When a potential problem gambler is identified by the software, the operator is warned and advised. The player’s location in the casino is then flagged, so the managers of the casino can approach him.
Other news from Canada is about a lucky Calagry woman who won a total of one million dollar. She even won without noticing the win. This lucky lady is Sneh Padarat. Sneh purchased the lottery ticket of the Western Max lottery. The ticket was for a draw that took place on the 3rd of May and she didn’t check it after the draw took place. By the time she decided to see the Max Lotto ticket, it was at the end of last month, July. She scanned it and she discovered that it is a winning ticket. She did not believe herself and she scanned it one more time and when she realized she has won, she gave the winning lotto ticket to the retailer. She said that when she realized she won, she thought that she won a maximum of 10,000 but in fact, she has become a millionaire as her ticket won her one million dollars. She froze and she was in shock since she was very surprised. She said that when she gets excited, she becomes very quiet. She said that she never thought she would win because everyone buys the ticket but we don’t think about winning.
When she was asked about her plans for spending the 1 million dollars, she said she is going to pay up some bills and she is going to pay off the new house. She also said that she would invest some of the money.