Senator wants to fund health care with gambling

[spiderlegz]

Technology has moved on, and there are now ways to do this. They are already being tried out in the online banking and finance sector. These are mainly devices that connect via USB and check the bank card for example, or even things that CANNOT so easily be stolen or "borrowed" by a minor, such as fingerprint or iris scans.
If governments have their way, such as the UK getting a national database of EVERYBODY's DNA, fingerprints, iris scan, etc - there will be a SECURE way not only to check that the person sitting at the PC is the one who registered the account, but to check the very ID of the player in the first place, with no more of the "send documents, forms, etc" that is now needed.

IF online casinos potentially regulated in the US are able to show they CAN strictly enforce prevention of underage gambling, and can prevent ID fraud when registering and playing, then maybe they can convince other senators to join the cause (raising more TAXES of course - and in an "ethical" manner, not giving players what they want).

In Finland we have a system called Tupas. Firstly it was only used to log on to your bank account but I can now use it at almost every government authority were I have to identify myself. Easy and convenient.

Banks' Tupas Certification Service Tupas v. 2.2
The service providers will get a more extensive corporate authentication code through the new version 2.2 of Tupas certification service where in addition to the company also the person in action can be identified.
Present service providers can keep on using the Tupas service with the version 2.1. Those who want more extensive corporate authentication shall make an agreement with the bank on the introduction of the new features and up-date their systems according to the new description. Kindly ask your bank about the introduction time-table.

Edit: So if it would only be about identifying the players the casinos would surely come up with something quite fast.

[pevangel]

Technology has moved on, and there are now ways to do this. They are already being tried out in the online banking and finance sector. These are mainly devices that connect via USB and check the bank card for example, or even things that CANNOT so easily be stolen or "borrowed" by a minor, such as fingerprint or iris scans.
If governments have their way, such as the UK getting a national database of EVERYBODY's DNA, fingerprints, iris scan, etc - there will be a SECURE way not only to check that the person sitting at the PC is the one who registered the account, but to check the very ID of the player in the first place, with no more of the "send documents, forms, etc" that is now needed.

IF online casinos potentially regulated in the US are able to show they CAN strictly enforce prevention of underage gambling, and can prevent ID fraud when registering and playing, then maybe they can convince other senators to join the cause (raising more TAXES of course - and in an "ethical" manner, not giving players what they want).

Thank you vinyl for the hope


pevangel