
Ohio gambling enterprises like the Hollywood Casino in Columbus will now withhold winnings from players who owe youngster support. (Image: Brooke Lavalley/Dispatch File Photo)
At Ohio casinos, gamblers who think they’ve just won a jackpot that is major be in for a surprise, at minimum when they have outstanding son or daughter support payments. That is because a new program is now in spot 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 exactly what they owe first.
The brand new ‘intercept program’ is now moving forward at all four casinos in Ohio. The properties have actually agreed to get results with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to identify gamblers who owe back child support, incorporating those background checks to ones place that is already taking a database of debtors.
Lottery, Racetracks Also Recover Funds
These checks are also produced by the Ohio Lottery, which operates the state’s seven racetrack casinos. At the gambling enterprises, database checks will be set off by wins of $1,200 or more on slots, $5,000 or maybe more on table games, and $600 or maybe more 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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