The Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has a serious problem with car thefts. According to reports, a total of 11 cars have been stolen since September 24.

FOX6 News spoke with one of the victims, Mike Sheridan, whose rented car was stolen from the parking garage on October 4. Sheridan was visiting the casino resort, unaware that he was about to get in trouble.

The man told the news outlet that he also lost all the valuables he had in the car, which included a $700 camera and a pair of earbuds. He regretted leaving these items unattended and slammed the police and casino hotel for not warning him of the thefts.

The car thieves have been active since September 24, targeting primarily Kia and Hyundai cars. This was also information that the casino staff did not clearly communicate, with Sheridan arguing that they had put his safety at risk.

The man used the interview with FOX6 to warn car renters to be vigilant and not repeat his mistake. Sheridan concluded that he is almost certain the thieves would continue to strike unless the casino resort improved its security and surveillance. The victim hopes that the police will make arrests to dissuade further car stealing attempts.

Potawatomi Casino Hotel Advised Guests to Be Careful

The car Sheridan had rented is one of 11 stolen cars. It turned up some ten days later, although the man’s valuables were still missing.

The Potawatomi Casino Hotel staff said they are aware of the incidents. Because of that, the resort promised to monitor all parking lots and entrances 24/7. Despite that, the property advised its guests against leaving valuable items in their cars.

In the meantime, Potawatomi Casino Hotel’s senior security manager, Travis Gervais, released a statement, informing that Kia and Hyundai cars are in extra danger. He said that the Potawatomi Casino Hotel parking lot is, sadly, not much safer than other streets or parking structures in Milwaukee.

According to Gervais, the thieves are able to steal a car in less than a minute. Because of that, he asked all guests to park in high-trafficked and well-lit areas and lock their cars’ doors securely. The manager added that investing in a quality anti-theft system or steering wheel locking device is advisable.

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The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission (UKGC) scrutinized the misuse of statistics for furthering arguments and pushing agendas. While the British regulator supports all kinds of opinions on gambling, it slammed the misuse of statistics as “unacceptable.”

The UKGC noted that it has seen all kinds of pro-gambling and anti-gambling bodies misuse statistics to present their arguments. This includes, among others, operators, unions, non-profit organizations, sports bodies and media companies.

To make matters worse, some complaints the authority has received have seen the complainants themselves resort to misusing statistics. In other cases, parties resorted to leveraging unreliable statistics whose authors had themselves noted that the data in their works might not reveal the full picture.

The UKGC’s chief executive officer, Andrew Rhodes, noted that all parties who use statistics to present their points should do so “accurately and in the correct context.” The UKGC warned that it might refer cases of misused data to the Office for Statistics Regulation.

Problem Gambling Rates Are Oftentimes Misrepresented

Rhodes explained that the most commonly misused statistic is related to the problem gambling rate in Great Britain. Many organizations have referred to a figure that shows only 0.3% of adults in Great Britain are problem players.

The figure relates to UKGC’s short PGSI screen that shows that between March 2019 and March 2023, between 0.2% and 0.6% of people over 16 had experienced gambling harm. In addition, the figure represents only problem players and not “at risk” players, the UKGC added.

Instead, multiple organizations have wrongly claimed that the figure represents 0.3% of the gamblers in the UK and that it refers to both problem players and at-risk players.

The UKGC referred to a number of surveys to demonstrate the faultiness of the 0.3% claims, including the Health Survey for England 2021, HAS 2021 Gambling tables and the Health Survey for England 2018. For example, the 2021 survey showed that 0.8% of those who had gambled in the past 12 months were experiencing problem gambling. However, this statistic itself also doesn’t show the full picture, Rhodes pointed out.

In addition, the CEO noted that the representation of certain gambling verticals as “less risky” is misleading and untrue. Furthermore, parties have sometimes compared statistics to claim certain development in the sector. While this is not a problem in itself, the data, arguments and methodologies they have used are oftentimes faulty, Rhodes argued.

Misusing Statistics Serves No One, Rhodes Said

Rhodes noted that the real statistics confirm that problem gambling rates in the United Kingdom are low. However, he slammed parties who misinterpret data to push agendas and warned that problem gambling can still be devastating to families and people’s relationships.

Anyone seeking to compare data sets has an obligation to make sure the data is used in the proper context and not compared when it is not appropriate to do so, especially when authors have placed those caveats on their reports.

Andrew Rhodes, CEO, UKGC

Rhodes concluded that gambling is a topic that can be discussed in depth but added that misusing statistics to further an argument serves no one. Because of that, he asked parties to take greater care to properly understand the context and truthfully represent the information when appealing to statistics.

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