“We don’t want to punish people, but there are things we can do to assist problem gamblers to get a break in play,” Dr Jones said. “If they want a break, they can sit elsewhere, but they don’t need to take a seat in front of a machine.”

An agency in Tasmania wants gamblers to be forced to stand while gambling, because if you get tired of standing while gambling and have to take a break, maybe you won’t develop a gambling problem. It’s so silly, it just might work.