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Got home from a trip up to Spokane and cracked open last Thursday's copy of the Whitefish Pilot. Interesting bit of news for you folks possessing antique gaming "devices". Seems the Big Sky law enforcement types gooned some poor old antique dealer named Ron Turner and walked off officially with the feller's infernal gambling thingies. From one article:
The agents seized two roulette wheels, two early 20th century punchboards and a chuck-a-luck — a small, hourglass-shaped cage that spins with three dice inside.The agents marked as evidence and said they would return for a craps table, a blackjack table, a roulette table and a smaller craps table top — all 19th century items. Turner said the items are worth an estimated $77,000.
Here's some links to these antics and the web site to the antique biz where you'll find some pics like the one below.
http://www.whitefishpilot.com/articles/2007/02/08/news/news01.txt
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070210/NEWS01/70210008/1001/NEWS10
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