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WINDSOR, N.S. - Gamblers in one Nova Scotia city have a smart new tool to help themselves from going wild on lottery machines.

In an experiment to address the issue of problem gambling, every video lottery terminal in every bar and legion hall in Windsor has been modified to allow a new "smart card" to pay a gambler's bills.

"It can watch how much money you spend daily, weekly, monthly or yearly," one gambler explained as she fed her credit-card-sized device into a VLT.

"If you don't want to spend over $20 per day, or per week, or per month, you can set it up so that if you're using your card, you cannot use this."

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