I bookie I used locally about 7 years ago just got busted by the feds--$100,000 bail, in court today facing posisble 1 million dollar fine and 24 years in prison. Got charged with organized crime, conspircy and professional gambling. 42 years old. It said they took iin $85,000 a week. He has been booking for about 12 years
My Old Bookie-Busted
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most states are universal in not prosecuting people for PLACING WAGERS, thank God.
Agree with Keith.Couple of years ago a local bookie here got busted, all he got was a $200 fine. This guy must have been into something else.
Whores, drugs, money laundering.
My local got busted down in Tallahassee. Had a freaking heart attack right there in front of the feds. Called me from the hospital. He said, "Anybody asks you anything, you know nothing!" I hung up on him. Few days later, here come the feds. Read me my rights(I then shit myself). They asked me a few questions, told me I was going to lose my liquor license since I called in bets from my business and said they would be in touch. Turns out my local was connected with a couple of other"bad guys". Those guys go on a cocaine bender, OD and die!. Feds couldn't go after them anymore and just dropped everything. My attorney called me and said I was in the clear!
Worst month of my life. I was about 23.
I hear Barbara now......
"Memories..........
:mj07:
nole
Texas Gambling Statute
Texas Gambling Statute
CHAPTER 47. GAMBLING
? 47.01. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) "Bet" means an agreement to win or lose something of value solely or partially by chance. A bet does not include:
(A) contracts of indemnity or guaranty, or life, health, property, or accident insurance;
(B) an offer of a prize, award, or compensation to the actual contestants in a bona fide contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength, or endurance or to the owners of animals, vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft entered in a contest; or
(C) an offer of merchandise, with a value not greater than $25, made by the proprietor of a bona fide carnival contest conducted at a carnival sponsored by a nonprofit religious, fraternal, school, law enforcement, youth, agricultural, or civic group, including any nonprofit agricultural or civic group incorporated by the state before 1955, if the person to receive the merchandise from the proprietor is the person who performs the carnival contest.
(2) "Bookmaking" means:
(A) to receive and record or to forward more than five bets or offers to bet in a period of 24 hours;
(B) to receive and record or to forward bets or offers to bet totaling more than $1,000 in a period of 24 hours; or
(C) a scheme by three or more persons to receive, record, or forward a bet or an offer to bet.
? 47.03. Gambling Promotion
(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly does any of the following acts:
(1) operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place;
(2) engages in bookmaking;
(3) for gain, becomes a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet;
(4) sells chances on the partial or final result of or on the margin of victory in any game or contest or on the performance of any participant in any game or contest or on the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or on the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate; or
(5) for gain, sets up or promotes any lottery or sells or offers to sell or knowingly possesses for transfer, or transfers any card, stub, ticket, check, or other device designed to serve as evidence of participation in any lottery.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
:142smilie
Texas Gambling Statute
CHAPTER 47. GAMBLING
? 47.01. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) "Bet" means an agreement to win or lose something of value solely or partially by chance. A bet does not include:
(A) contracts of indemnity or guaranty, or life, health, property, or accident insurance;
(B) an offer of a prize, award, or compensation to the actual contestants in a bona fide contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength, or endurance or to the owners of animals, vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft entered in a contest; or
(C) an offer of merchandise, with a value not greater than $25, made by the proprietor of a bona fide carnival contest conducted at a carnival sponsored by a nonprofit religious, fraternal, school, law enforcement, youth, agricultural, or civic group, including any nonprofit agricultural or civic group incorporated by the state before 1955, if the person to receive the merchandise from the proprietor is the person who performs the carnival contest.
(2) "Bookmaking" means:
(A) to receive and record or to forward more than five bets or offers to bet in a period of 24 hours;
(B) to receive and record or to forward bets or offers to bet totaling more than $1,000 in a period of 24 hours; or
(C) a scheme by three or more persons to receive, record, or forward a bet or an offer to bet.
? 47.03. Gambling Promotion
(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly does any of the following acts:
(1) operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place;
(2) engages in bookmaking;
(3) for gain, becomes a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet;
(4) sells chances on the partial or final result of or on the margin of victory in any game or contest or on the performance of any participant in any game or contest or on the result of any political nomination, appointment, or election or on the degree of success of any nominee, appointee, or candidate; or
(5) for gain, sets up or promotes any lottery or sells or offers to sell or knowingly possesses for transfer, or transfers any card, stub, ticket, check, or other device designed to serve as evidence of participation in any lottery.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
:142smilie
geez with all the bets i put in last week and this week i think i pass what they took in, Not one bet was more than a thousand dollars. That is a very small number to get busted for. I know it looks like a lot but if you make a lot of bets and added them all up it really isnt that much.
not sure how to take that one (LOL). I'll look at it as a good thing. Made it this far. I'd sign up right now for a guarantee of another 42 years.
