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Illinois ID checks nab criminals16 January 2008ILLINOIS -- As reported by the Illinois Daily Herald: "More than 300 Illinois casino patrons were arrested in 2007 as a result of criminal warrant checks and four additional people were arrested for being unregistered sex offenders, state officials revealed Tuesday. "The Daily Herald revealed earlier this month that in addition to running the names of patrons age 30 and under through a database to ensure self-excluded problem gamblers weren't getting in casinos, Illinois State Police are also checking IDs against criminal databases for warrants and unregistered sex offenders. "...Gaming board Chairman Aaron Jaffe was unaware the additional criminal checks were being done and announced surprise and opposition to them when informed of them earlier this month by the Daily Herald. "Tuesday, Jaffe said the full board is discussing the issue and intends to make a policy announcement on criminal checks within 30 days..." |