
Ohio casinos just like the Hollywood Casino in Columbus will withhold winnings from now players who owe youngster support. (Image: Brooke Lavalley/Dispatch File Photo)
At Ohio casinos, gamblers who think they’ve simply won a jackpot that is major be set for a shock, at minimum if they have outstanding child support payments. That’s because a new system is now in place to make sure that debtors who owe money for the well-being of their children won’t be in a position to collect their gambling winnings without trying to repay just what they owe first.
The latest ‘intercept program’ is now moving forward at all four gambling enterprises in Ohio. The properties have actually agreed to operate because of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to identify gamblers who owe back child support, including those criminal record checks to people already taking place against a database of debtors.
Lottery, Racetracks Also Recover Funds
These checks are also created by the Ohio Lottery, which runs the state’s seven racetrack casinos. At the casinos, database checks will be brought about by wins of $1,200 or more on slots, $5,000 or higher on table games, and $600 or higher on some high-stakes games. Any prize of $600 or more will be checked against owed child-support payments, while wins of $5,000 or more trigger checks against back taxes and student loans at the racetracks.
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