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Indiana Illegal Gambling Increases

INDIANA – As reported by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: "The number of northeast Indiana alcohol-serving establishments cited this year on suspicion of possessing illegal electronic gambling devices has grown to 30, Indiana State Excise Police Lt. John Folk said Tuesday.

"Some of the bars and social clubs also have been cited for promoting professional gambling.

"All told, $10,440 has been confiscated from 192 machines, and all of the machines have been disabled by removing the motherboards – the computer components that run the devices.

"The enforcement actions, which began March 30, stem from a flurry of mostly anonymous complaints filed with excise police.

"…Still, the number of cited businesses this year in northeast Indiana is twice what it was last year…"

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