Bingo Hall Operating In Mechanicsville Has Machines Seized

The ADF Bingo Hall in Mechanicsville had been warned by authorities just like many other establishments that carried instant bingo machines. They did not heed the warnings they were given.

The Maryland Attorney's General Office declared many of the machines that were being used in restaurants, bars, and other devices violates the state's law. Most of the establishments using the machines have unplugged or removed the machines from their facilities.

The ADF Bingo Hall, however, had not bothered with acknowledging the warning, and kept on using the machines. By Thursday, their machines, over sixty of them, had been confiscated by the police.

The owner of ADF had hoped that the Sheriffs Office would show up, this way, she could show them that the particular machines she was using were legal. She never received that opportunity.

Police did come to her bingo hall, but it was not to see whether the machines were legal or not. It was simply to confiscate the machines. Diamond Game manufactures the machines that the hall was using.

Their President, James A. Breslo, had this to say, "She(hall owner) was waiting for them to come by so she could demonstrate how these machines were legal. That never happened, and without notice, they(authorities) just showed up and hauled these machines away."

May 4, 2008
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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