Video Poker 24/7 - Video Poker Bust in Charlotte County

Video Poker 247 - Video Poker Bust in Charlotte County

Charlotte County, Florida, was the site of several illegal video poker busts Saturday night. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco found three different locations where they were holding illegal gambling.

They went to Coyote’s, Chubby’s, and the Loony Binn, and all three were found to be illegal video poker locations. All of the locations are restaurant/bars – but with the illegal gambling that was going on all of the owners are now facing heavy fines and jail time.

At Coyote’s, officers seized three video poker machines, and although no one was there playing at the time of the bust – they say that the heavy hitters were the ones that played there. They also said that had anyone been caught playing the video poker machines, they would have been taken to jail as well. Officers said that they were finding as much as $50,000 per video poker machine.

Police say that those that are participating in the illegal video poker need to realize that you will go to jail if you are caught doing it. They are really cracking down on the number of illegal gambling games across the state as they see this kind of large gambling steadily growing.

Each of the owners of the illegal video poker establishments are looking at up to five years in jail. They will also have to pay a $5,000 fine for the illegal gambling hall.

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