this is from the AP this afternoon:
Mo. casinos disciplined for underage patron spike
11/02/2009
Penalties for underage patrons have spiked at Missouri casinos since
voters last year eliminated ID cards that tracked how much money people
were betting.
Since November 2008, regulators have levied five fines against
casinos in cases involving underage patrons and disciplined 56 casino
employees. From 2006 until November 2008, the Missouri Gaming
Commission fined just one casino and disciplined 30 workers.
At issue is a 2008 ballot measure that eliminated Missouri's
unique loss limits. It also got rid of identification cards that had
been used to enforce the loss limits.
Regulators say there's a link between the uptick in penalties
and eliminating the cards. The casino industry disputes that, and is
studying better ways to keep underage people out of Missouri's 12
operating casinos.
