Monday, February 26, 2007
Floyd Couple Pleads Guilty To Gambling Charges
The operators of a local bingo hall have entered a plea to illegal gambling charges in Floyd County District Court. The state Office of Charitable Gaming cited Richard and Darlene Hamilton after two investigators observed the selling of pull tabs and an unlicensed bingo game in progress on Jan. 6 at a local bingo hall, said Tony Royalty, the office’s executive director. In district court, Richard Hamilton was fined $250 and received a 45-day probated sentence and his wife received the same probated sentence after pleading guilty to gaming without a charitable license, and promoting gambling in the second degree. Both charges are Class A misdemeanors. The office of Charitable Gambling is continuing to investigate financial transactions in connection with the gaming operation.
# posted by Justin Mullins @ 4:19 PM 
