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Gambling and receipt of government assistance
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:06 am
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.
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.
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Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:07 am to BabyCakes
How many in Louisiana would have to shut down?
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:09 am to BabyCakes
and while you are at it, porn, cigs, beer, sodas...
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:09 am to Y.A. Tittle
Probably most. I would expect strong resistance from the casino lobby.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:09 am to BabyCakes
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Gambling and receipt of government assistance
Why stop at gambling? throw in alcohol and tobacco for good measure.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:11 am to BabyCakes
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!
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 on 9/12/17 at 9:12 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:When I lived in Shreveport, the casinos were always packed on the days that checks went out.
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 on 9/12/17 at 9:26 am to Scruffy
i've calmed down on playing poker but yeah i would target specific days to maximize my profits
Friday nights when the tourists come in and Saturday during the day when they're try to gamble to win back what they lost Friday
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the first week of the month
those are the most +EV scenarios
Friday nights when the tourists come in and Saturday during the day when they're try to gamble to win back what they lost Friday
+
the first week of the month
those are the most +EV scenarios
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:28 am to BabyCakes
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 on 9/12/17 at 10:29 am to BabyCakes
Instead of restricting how business operate, how about we limit/eliminate government assistance.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:32 am to lionward2014
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Instead of restricting how business operate, how about we limit/eliminate government assistance.
Limiting government assistance to those who don't spend their own money on vices would do exactly that.
But here's an idea. let them gamble, but if they win, a certain portion of it goes right back to the government . Easily collected when the welfare person cashes out at the casino.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:43 am to BabyCakes
I'm for suspending the vote for those on government assistance.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:51 am to TrueTiger
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I'm for suspending the vote for those on government assistance.
Absolutely. Receiving public assistance means you are a dependent. You have broken the social contract of citizenship (for whatever reason) and until such time that you are able to survive without taking from others, you don't get a voice in the direction of the country.
Think of it this way- my children, though I love them very much, do not have equal weight in family decisions. My wife and I decide where and what we eat, shop, vacation, etc, because we are the ones that are paying for it.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:57 am to BabyCakes
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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 on 9/12/17 at 11:02 am to boosiebadazz
Here in SC ... the State will suspend the DL of a person who does not pay land/auto property taxes, is delinquent on child support, fails to pay a traffic fine, etc. And, to boot, they send a notice to the address on file with DMV, typically the address on the DL.
So, there are a lot of people out there with suspended DLs ... that probably don't even know it.
So, there are a lot of people out there with suspended DLs ... that probably don't even know it.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 11:04 am to BabyCakes
Ben Shapiro said it best that "poor people are poor because they suck with money and not some systematic oppression'
Posted on 9/12/17 at 11:54 am to BabyCakes
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 on 9/12/17 at 11:57 am to BRBurgerboy
Which is actually the best way to collect from some of these deadbeats 
This post was edited on 9/12/17 at 11:58 am
Posted on 9/12/17 at 12:29 pm to BabyCakes
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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