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Gambling and receipt of government assistance

Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:06 am
Posted by BabyCakes
Northshore
Member since Nov 2016
110 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:06 am
Would you be in favor of casinos being required to scan the license of any person entering to see if they receive government assistance (food stamps, medicaid, SSI, WIC etc.)?

I'd like to see a law preventing those from receiving government assistance from spending the money received from the rest of us at the slot machine. I'd also be in favor of turning away anyone that has an outstanding child support obligation.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101695 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:07 am to
How many in Louisiana would have to shut down?
Posted by dantes69
Boise, Id.
Member since Aug 2011
2022 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:09 am to
and while you are at it, porn, cigs, beer, sodas...
Posted by TheAlmightySmash
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2014
5481 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:09 am to
quote:

Gambling and receipt of government assistance


Why stop at gambling? throw in alcohol and tobacco for good measure.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38800 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:11 am to
I work in downtown Shreveport. I forget the day, but it's something like the first Monday of each month when disability checks go out. There is always a long line at every bank with the same old routine for 95% of the "customers".

They want to cash their check.
They don't have an account.
Sign this document.
Fingerprint this document.
Clerk counts out a couple hundred bucks.
They walk out the door and head straight towards the casino a few blocks away.

Sad!
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:28 am to
Will never happen, the money the state gets from license fees and kickbacks from Casinos is too much and they would never stop that flow.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
11738 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:29 am to
Instead of restricting how business operate, how about we limit/eliminate government assistance.
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
68278 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:43 am to
I'm for suspending the vote for those on government assistance.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
80413 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:57 am to
quote:

I'd also be in favor of turning away anyone that has an outstanding child support obligation.


Sometimes liening the winnings from the casino is the only way to get the outstanding child support. The law provides for DCFS to lien casino winnings and the casino has to hold them. Most don't know about it and go gamble anyway.

This post was edited on 9/12/17 at 12:04 pm
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24697 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 11:04 am to
Ben Shapiro said it best that "poor people are poor because they suck with money and not some systematic oppression'
Posted by BRBurgerboy
Metairie
Member since Jan 2004
365 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 11:54 am to
I work in the casino industry...Currently if you win a jackpot over $1,200 (which must be hand paid out) your name is run through many list provided by the state. one of them is the back child support list. If you are on the list you do not get paid the jackpot. It goes back to the state which in turn delivers it to the person who is owed back child support.
Posted by BamaGradinTn
Murfreesboro
Member since Dec 2008
26993 posts
Posted on 9/12/17 at 12:29 pm to
quote:

Would you be in favor of casinos being required to scan the license of any person entering to see if they receive government assistance (food stamps, medicaid, SSI, WIC etc.)?

I'd like to see a law preventing those from receiving government assistance from spending the money received from the rest of us at the slot machine. I'd also be in favor of turning away anyone that has an outstanding child support obligation.


Then you may as well put an end to state lotteries.

The lottery is a state tax on poor people....and stupid people.
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