Some 465 people have signed themselves up for Indiana's program that bars participants from the state's casinos because of gambling problems. The Indiana Gaming Commission, acting on orders from the state General Assembly, began the program last summer after a Louisville Courier-Journal investigation indicated the state's program for problem gamblers was not as effective as those in other states. Under the current program, people can visit any of the 10 casinos licensed in Indiana and opt for a one-year, five-year or lifetime bans from the casinos. Of the 465 people who have signed up, about 45 percent chose the lifetime ban, the Courier-Journal reported Monday. By agreeing to the ban, people risk a trespassing charge and forfeiture of winnings should they enter an Indiana casino. About 34 percent opted for one-year bans and about 21 percent took the five-year option. The newspaper said some of those people have already asked that their names be removed from the banned list. "There's nothing we can do for them. That's like locking up the liquor cabinet and giving me the key and then asking for it back," Indiana Gaming commission Executive Director Ernest Yelton told the Courier-Journal. © Copyright 2005 by United Press International

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