Another state seeking to collect casino winnings from deadbeat parents
Indiana submits bill to collect casino winnings from winners owing child support
Colorado did it and now Indiana is trying to do it. Where is Mississippi in enacting legislation that would require casinos to check a database to see if the winners owe child support? If they owe child support, they don't get the winnings. So why are the casinos fighting this legislation? Simple. They don't want to upset their customers. But it is time to use all available measures to collect child support. The winners in this legislation are the children in need of child support and the taxpayers who financially assist those children not receiving child support. The only loser is the winner of the jackpot. Sorry, you should have kept current on your child support.
I previous spoke about this issue in the Mississippi Business Journal and hope the legislature in Mississippi is listening. Let's get on board with a great idea.
Source: ABC News
