Video Poker 24/7 - Gagnon Pleads Guilty in Video Poker Case

Video Poker 247 - Gagnon Pleads Guilty in Video Poker Case

Arthur Gagnon, 56, of Milford, was arrested last year on felony gambling charges along with Douglas Bianchi, 60 of Jonesboro, Maine. Gagnon was accused of making illegal payoffs to bring in more video poker business for their establishment.

Gagnon ran the Harley-Sanford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on Route 13 in Milford and as video poker payouts are illegal, he was completely breaking the law. However, he has pled guilty and was sentenced to two years on probation and a twelve month suspended jail sentence. As long as he keeps clean of video poker and other illegal habits he won’t serve jail time. He was also fined $2,000.

Bianchi was charged with leasing the video poker machines, and Gagnon ran the actual operation. Undercover agents had gotten a tip regarding some illegal video poker gambling, and after much surveillance undercover agents arrested the men and seized five video poker machines. They had been in the establishment and were given cash winnings for their video poker wins.

Bianchi has not seen the court yet, and will not see it until July 7th. As Gagnon received a reduced sentence in return for testimony against Bianchi, it is expected that his case won’t go nearly as smoothly as Gagnon’s did. Had the two men used the video poker machines for amusement they would not be in trouble, however, they chose to make illegal payouts on them and that is where they went wrong.

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