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Newberry man charged in video poker bust

NEWBERRY, SC (WIS) - A Newberry man who was operating a video poker operation in his home has been arrested and charged with operating an illegal gambling facility.

Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster says that the arrest came as the result of a several month long investigation into the operation.

Sheriff Foster says that Monday afternoon, officers with the Newberry County Sheriff's Office and the State Law Enforcement Division executed a search warrant at the residence located at 31 Boundary Street in Newberry.

Investigators had received information that illegal video poker machines were being operated in the home.

Foster said that once inside the residence, the officers located six illegal video poker machines.

He said that the owner was allowing people to play the machines and was making cash payoffs if credits were accrued.

The machines are illegal in South Carolina.

Foster says 61-year-old William Albert Mosley, of Newberry, was charged with possession of illegal gambling devices and operating an illegal gambling house.

Mosely was released from custody Tuesday morning on a $20,000 personal appearance bond.

Authorities say there were people playing machines when they executed the search warrant; however, they were not charged. They were reprimanded and released.

Authorities say that they seized several hundred dollars as well as the poker machines from the residence. While the money will likely be forfeited during the prosecution of the case, the video machines will be destroyed after the case is adjudicated.

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