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Child Support Through Online Casinos

As the US moves toward legalization of the offshore online casino gambling industry some of the key concerns are being addressed as a part of the bill – issues about protecting state interests, keeping age verification and underage controls in place and also protections for those children receiving child support payments from a parent. It may sound a bit ridiculous but an amendment that was approved and added to the internet gambling bill in the House Financial Services Committee’s markup phase would require the online casinos to check the child support status of every single new account holder. This amendment seems like a good idea on the surface but also just might be taking this whole protection aspect a bit too far.

Land casinos in the US are not required to check the child support status of land gambling, nor are bars and other business in the US but yet the US facing online gambling sites are singled out. There is a debate that has long raged between the opponents and the proponents of internet gambling about the inherent risks and dangers of internet gambling. One side claims that online casino sites are more dangerous and carry a higher risk of problem gambling abuse, while the evidence and facts indicate that problem gambling levels at internet gambling sites are right in line with land gambling statistics.

One key issue is implementing this new amendment that was proposed and pushed by Minnesota Republican Representative Michele Bachmann. Bachman and other Republicans can be seen arguing that the online casinos do not have the technology to properly administer age identification software and yet this new amendment would require a much more in depth check to properly verify child support status.