How Can We Keep Kids Off Internet Gambling Sites? Age-Verification Expert Michael Bolcerek

WASHINGTON, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Bolcerek is senior vice president of Aristotle's Integrity identity and age verification division. He is a recognized expert and frequent panelist in the areas of U.S. and E.U. legislation and compliance for global Fortune 1000 companies in the land-based and online gaming industries.

Aristotle's Integrity is relied upon by seven of the top ten remote gaming companies in the world to mitigate risk and permit adult-only access and compliance. Since 2000, Aristotle has testified, advised on and contributed draft language utilized by legislators and regulators to facilitate commercially reasonable adult access while restricting underage access in the U.S., U.K. and E.U.

Aristotle's Integrity service is also used to comply with the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, meeting age verification restrictions on Internet sales of cigarettes provided in the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act recently signed by President Obama.  Top entertainment companies worldwide and the major motion picture studios use Integrity for compliance with Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) regulations governing display of 'R-rated' trailers online. The service is approved by state regulators for the interstate shipment of beverage alcohol and wine.  Leading sites in the rapidly growing virtual world/MMO market use Integrity to manage adult-child interactions and parental control.

"The key to proper regulation of Internet gambling is to ensure that only adults are permitted to access the services and the vulnerable are protected. The only effective way to verify the age of players is to use available government-issued data as part of a sophisticated adult identity verification system. We expect that the protection of minors will be addressed more specifically in the markup hearing scheduled for July 27. The age verification process is what we do daily on a global basis, from London to Rio de Janeiro and requiring it in the regulations is what good government is all about," said Bolcerek.

Prior to joining Aristotle International, Bolcerek was the president of the Poker Players Alliance.  

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About Aristotle's Integrity

Integrity is the compliance division of Aristotle, the global leader in technology and data solutions for elected officials and governments worldwide.  Integrity provides identity and age verification compliance solutions that utilize the company's unique access to databases consisting primarily of government-issued ID in over 130 nations.  For more than 25 years, every occupant of the White House, Democrat and Republican, has been an Aristotle customer, as are party organizations, international political campaigns, government agencies, and most members of the U.S. Congress. For information about career opportunities or for client inquiries, go to www.aristotle.com.

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