Video Poker 24/7 - Milford Man Admitting Illegal Video Poker

Video Poker 247 - Milford Man Admitting Illegal Video Poker

Arthur Gagnon, 56, of 8 Ash Street, Milford, was arrested in reference to running an illegal video poker establishment. Gagnon was arrested at the same time as another man, Douglas Bianchi, 60, of Jonesboro, Maine.

Gagnon has now said that he would like to enter a guilty plea in the video poker case and will be receiving a reduced sentence because of it. His sentence will be for misdemeanor gambling charges instead.

The illegal video poker games were being held at the Harley-Sanford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and police were tipped off to the location. Gagnon was going to enter his plea but the case was postponed as the prosecutor has been in the midst of an unrelated case’s trial.

Bianchi has chosen not to plead guilty to the illegal video poker charges and will be standing trial next month in Hillsborough County Superior Court. He will be looking at felony gambling charges if he is found guilty. He and Gagnon allegedly made illegal payoffs to players who would play the video poker machines at that location.

With Gagnon now facing a reduced sentence, he will not be looking at the three and a half to seven years in prison that Bianchi is facing should he be found guilty. Instead, Gagnon will be looking at two years on probation, a $2,000 fine, and 200 hours of community service. He will also receive a one year suspended sentence of jail time which he will not have to serve as long as he stays out of trouble.

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