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Iowa Cracks Down on Unlawful Gambling, Enforces Through Fines

Gambling News - July 6, 2009 - Written by Jimmy

A month ago, if a youth who did not meet the age requirement in place to gamble, he or she would be kicked to the curb and the casino would face a heavy fine that would amount to a minimum of $20,000 dollars and other potential losses. Recent additions to Iowa legislation has made it so the perpetrators would also face responsibility.

Circumventing a casino's security task force may be difficult, but it is not impossible. Those under the legal gambling age in Iowa, which is 21, have proven the fact. It is not entirely uncommon to see a teenager or twenty year old bypass the guards and into the gaming center, but the new fine system should act to dishearten would be sneaks. A fine of $500 dollars is now in place for all such infractions.

$500 dollars may not seem like much, but a fresh out of high school, ramen noodle consuming college student may decide against taking the risk to lose even more money. Preventative measures always seem to work easier than an in progress interdiction, and that is the case here. The trouble of hunting down the youths should begin to vanish as they decide against the calculated risk of sneaking into a casino.

There has not been much opposition to this new law, as parents promote it and underage gamblers are hesitant to gripe about it. Casino officials, as well as the Gambling Commissioner, are all in accords with the new law. The prevention of underage gambling through warnings of the fine should be sound enough to prevent any nuisances from negotiating their way past security. The question stands, however - will a casino turn over an underage gambler and face their own fine, or will they simply employ the boot?The irony in this situation is that it is not unheard of for revenue generated from gambling to fund the education system.

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