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Illinois gamblers need drivers license26 November 2007SPRINGFIELD, Illinois -- As reported by Pantagraph: "Gamblers, no matter how old they are, may eventually have to show their driver's licenses and have them scanned before entering Illinois casinos. "The Illinois Gaming Board is considering the card-everyone idea as a way to catch people who have voluntarily agreed to be arrested if they board one of the state's riverboat casinos. "The board is looking for public input on the matter for a Dec. 3 meeting in Chicago, but the idea has been around since early last year, said gaming board spokesman Gene O'Shea. "Now, employees at the state's nine boats are supposed to card everyone who appears to be under 30 years old as a way to prevent people under age 21 from gambling. "But many people on the state's self-exclusion list might not get carded and would then be allowed to board..." |