The state is charging casinos fees to pay for the GameSense program, which was developed in Canada to help gamblers set budgets, understand their odds, and know when to stop. Rosario is now a GameSense adviser.Īs Massachusetts basks in anticipation of a $98 million tax windfall from Wynn Resorts' Everett casino, which opens this weekend, the state is also preparing for a possible downside: a new temptation for people with gambling addictions. 'This program' is called GameSense, run by the nonprofit Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling.
Sometimes, Rosario would talk to players about their gambling habits, 'which would get me in trouble with the management, because I'm not supposed to tell them, 'Oh, no, take a break,' or 'Go do something else because you're losing too much.' This program didn't exist back then.' 'They would just keep digging their own grave, losing more and more,' he recalled. It was a fun job, he said, but concerns about some of the regulars gnawed at him. Israel Rosario worked as a craps dealer at Mohegan Sun for more than a decade. Facebook Email The Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett.
