Video Poker 24/7 - Rented Machine Sale Goes to Trial

Video Poker 247 - Rented Machine Sale Goes to Trial

Daniel J. Duerst is looking at some serious jail time should he be convicted of the crimes he is accused of. Duerst is accused of selling the rented video poker machines that were in his Dodge County Tavern and keeping the money for himself.

The Waupun man is being accused of theft of the video poker machines as he did not have permission obviously to sell them. Duerst waived his preliminary hearing in Dodge County District Court on Thursday and will be bound over for trial.

Duerst is the owner of Scoot’s bar in Beaver Dam, and is being officially charged with one count of theft of movable property. It doesn’t sound like much, but if he is convicted it carries a max penalty of 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

The Sheriff’s department had been contacted last summer by Joy Yingling who said that she had leased five video poker machines to Scoot’s Bar through her company Modern Specialty. She said that she had information that Duerst had sold the video poker games to a Slinger bar owner for $2,500.

They were finally able to return the video poker machines to Duerst and return them to Yingling. Duerst’s next court appointment is set for May 28th.

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