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[NC] Five cited in alleged gambling operation bust
by Jannette Pippin, Jacksonville Daily News
Five Carteret County residents have been cited on misdemeanor charges after police uncovered an alleged gambling operation at the site of a Morehead City business.
Police seized approximately $7,000 from the individuals as well as a poker table, chips and cards, and ledgers that indicated there was more than a friendly game of poker going on, said Morehead City Police Department Maj. Richard Abell.
"This had been going on for some time," he said. "We seized ledgers indicating names and either money won or monies owed."
A poker game was under way Wednesday when authorities conducted a search at O'Malley's Pub and Grill on Arendell Street in Morehead City, Abell said. The alleged gambling operation was going on in a building detached from the main restaurant and used by the business for storage, he said.
Abell said the gambling operation was uncovered during a separate investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and the two agencies conducted a search of the business at the same time.
Information from NCIS was not immediately available.
Poker Players Alliance: News and Articles
[NC] Five cited in alleged gambling operation bust
by Jannette Pippin, Jacksonville Daily News
Five Carteret County residents have been cited on misdemeanor charges after police uncovered an alleged gambling operation at the site of a Morehead City business.
Police seized approximately $7,000 from the individuals as well as a poker table, chips and cards, and ledgers that indicated there was more than a friendly game of poker going on, said Morehead City Police Department Maj. Richard Abell.
"This had been going on for some time," he said. "We seized ledgers indicating names and either money won or monies owed."
A poker game was under way Wednesday when authorities conducted a search at O'Malley's Pub and Grill on Arendell Street in Morehead City, Abell said. The alleged gambling operation was going on in a building detached from the main restaurant and used by the business for storage, he said.
Abell said the gambling operation was uncovered during a separate investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and the two agencies conducted a search of the business at the same time.
Information from NCIS was not immediately available.