Illinois Gaming Board: State casino houses to check young customers' IDs
26 June 2006
According to a recent report, as of August 15, Illinois casino facilities will start checking identification cards of every visitor who appears to be younger then 30. Such a move is reportedly targeted at problem gamblers who have voluntarily enrolled in the "self-exclusion program", designed to prevent them from entering casino establishments. The voluntary self-exclusion program was launched in 2002, and, thus far, over 3,600 people have enrolled.
Information from a customer's driver's license will be compared electronically with the Illinois Gaming Board's database of individuals enrolled in the "self-exclusion program". If a customer's name appears in the database, he can be ejected from the casino or even arrested for trespassing.
Gaming Board Chairman Aaron Jaffe was quoted as saying, "These efforts will continue to be evaluated to determine their effectiveness. At some point in the future, this Board may require that the identification of other age groups be checked as well. [...] By making these changes to the IGB’s Self-Exclusion Program and by eliminating ‘this trip only’ credit, the Board is showing its commitment to the issue of problem gambling."
Source: Authorized Online Casinos News Staff
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