Anyone Could Get Busted At Poker
Police arrested 27 people, including a professional wrestler in a gambling bust at a Roswell home on Monday night. They were reportedly involved in a high-stakes poker match.
Of the 27 arrested, two were still in the Fulton County Jail on Tuesday night -- Dan Tyre, the owner of the home where the game was broken up, and Glen Gilberti, the former pro wrestler. They are facing commercial gambling charges -- a felony. They said it was just a game among friends.
The difference between a legal poker game at a local tavern and the illegal game broken up on Monday night in Roswell is money -- a lot of it.
"When you're talking about 45-plus-thousand dollars, then you're opening up for more serious crimes," said Sgt. B.C. Brackett of the Roswell Police Department.
"All the more serious stuff they're talking about, that's circling around $10,000 buy-ins, it's a bunch of garbage," said Troy Gibson, one of those arrested.
That high buy-in was the talk of the tables at Jock & Jill's on Tuesday night.
"I was just shocked to hear that," said one player. "People were spending $10,000 to buy in on a hand."
There was also talk of the Georgia law on gambling.
"I guess it's a fine line when you're playing nickel-quarter poker or for $10,000," said player Bill Trinkle. "But as we understand it, at any level, it's illegal."
The state Attorney General's office said they use what they call the rule of threes: if there's a prize of any kind, a chance -- what cards you'll get -- and a consideration. If you have to pay to play then it's illegal. Investigators said these men clearly broke that law.
The players at the tavern said so do most home poker games.
"It's been going crazy for the last three years," said poker player Clynton Davis. "You're going to find it everywhere. The money amounts -- $10,000, that's crazy. You're risking a lot for doing that. Twenty dollars here and there, people aren't really going to scrutinize that so much."
Clearly there is a disagreement about the buy-in amount. Police said it was $10,000, those arrested said they didn't have $10,000. Police said they seized about $45,000.
Home poker games are advertised all over the internet -- and players at the tavern said they are very easy to find.
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