“Underage gamblers usually get shown the door when they’re found gambling in Nevada. The punishment, if any, goes to the casino for not preventing it.
But now that’s changing. Don’t assume you’ll get a free pass if you’re caught gambling and you’re not 21.
Billy Dee Wallace, the underage Las Vegas man who tried to recoup his $600 loss at The Venetian by telling hotel officials he wasn’t old enough to gamble legally, is now being prosecuted on misdemeanor charges.
“The district attorney’s office approved prosecution,” said Gaming Control Board member Randall Sayre.
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Categories: Casinos · News · Underage Gambling
“Preventing underage gambling dominated the discussion at Friday morning’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on Internet gambling.
Key witnesses offered conflicting reports on the effectiveness of identity verification measures. Jeff Schmidt, CEO of the identity-verification firm Authis, testified that current technology is inaccurate, failing 20 to 25 percent of the time.
Michael Colopy, Senior Vice President of Communications for another identity-verification firm named Aristotle, disagreed with Schmidt. He said that the technology is maturing, employing a multi-layered approach that is nearly 100-percent reliable.
The conflicting testimony will do little to ease congressional fears about Internet gambling in the U.S., prompting Buffalo State Business Law Professor Joseph Kelly to say that more hard data is necessary for regulation to gain traction…”
Casino City Times (06/08/07)
Categories: Age-verification · News · Technology
