Denver (AP) - A Colorado law has netted more than $600,000 from the gambling winnings of deadbeat parents.

Supporters are praising the results after the first year of the law, which casinos say has been a headache to enforce.

People who win more than $1,200 at a machine or a table in Colorado's three gambling towns - Black Hawk, Cripple Creek or Central City - is run through a computer database to see if they owe back child-support payments.

State officials collected $320 million in child support last year out of $1 billion owed. State Department of Human Services Spokeswoman Liz McDonough says with just $606,060 collected since July 2008, the money from gambling winnings is ``a drop in the bucket.''
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