Colorado: Collecting From Gambling Addicts

Gambling Addicts shirk their responsibilities and ignore their obligations, yet somehow, Colorado proclaims a solution, when the problem is ignored.

Interesting!


Colorado Department of Revenue Takes Its Gambling Intercept Payment System One Step Further with Court Ordered Restitution
Gambling winnings can now be intercepted by casinos and racetracks to compensate crime victims

DENVER, Jul 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On July 1, 2011 Colorado casinos and racetracks began diverting gambling winnings from people who owe restitution to crime victims.

The new law is an update of a 2008 statute that requires the Department of Revenue to intercept outstanding child support from casino and racetrack cash winnings in excess of $1,200.

"This Gambling Intercept Payment system has been extremely successful in recovering delinquent child support payments, "said Roxy Huber, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue. "To date, Department of Revenue has recovered more than $1.1 million for Colorado's children."

Colorado was the first State to require casinos to intercept cash winnings for Colorado court-ordered child support payments. Since then, several States have followed suit including Louisiana and Indiana.