No More Dice for Kid’s Casino

A nine year old boy has been caught running his own gambling racket at his school.

School boy, Charlie Forester, from Hollingdean, has been temporarily removed from school after he was found to be orchestrating his own betting league at school. The school, St Regents Primary, discovered details of the operation after they sent in a teacher undercover. The teacher, who has asked to remain anonymous, got wind of the lunch time meetings from other pupils who were counting their silver on the desk.

The teacher was told, by the Head of the school, to gain some evidence, so, using a school camera, she secretly documented Charlie and his friends.

Details of exactly how the operation was run are still unclear. It is thought that Charlie would charge an upfront fee of 20 pence per person to play then a percentage yield of the overall pot based on how many players he had at any given table, or section of the playground.

The games that were played were Snap, Five dice (where the highest score wins after each role) and guess the colour of the girls’ pants.

The boy has been removed from the school for one day but will be allowed to re-join his friends again tomorrow. His father, Reverend Gareth Forester, has given a statement on behalf of his son:

 “Charlie is too upset to speak at the present time so we have left him to play with his Action Man. He would like to say that he’s super-duper sorry and that he will never, ever do it again.”

Charlie has been ordered to pay back the money, which is estimated at around £56, to the school who will reinvest it in their after- school Monopoly club.

As well as being excluded for a day, the boy will also undergo 10 minutes a night on the naughty step until further notice.