September 20th, 2007
Fourteen people have been charged with illegal betting after deputies received a tip that there were poker games taking place on Wade Hampton Boulevard, authorities said late Wednesday.
For about an hour, investigators say they watched as several people went into 5102 Wade Hampton Blvd. before the men were charged, according to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they saw about 20 cars parked in the parking lot. A woman was answering the door, according to the incident report.
Deputies said they looked and “in plain view saw two card tables with several persons at each table actively engaged in card playing,” the incident report said.
Deputies said they seized money used in what they called a poker game.
Investigators said the tipster told them that poker games were usually held on Tuesdays and Saturday nights.
The men — from Greer, Greenville and Simpsonville — were given an appearance ticket in reference to “violation of illegal betting,” the incident report said.
The date they were to go to court or respond to the alleged violation wasn’t included on the incident report.
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Author Contact Info: E. Richard Walton, Greenville News
