Sylvia Cooper Staff Writer Police arrested five people on commercial gambling charges in two weekend video poker busts, said a Richmond County Sheriff's Office lieutenant. Russell Greiner moves a video poker machine into a warehouse. Richmond County Officials also arrested five people on commercial gambling charges. Stoney Turnage, head of the vice squad.
State law prohibits cash payments from the games.
Each was charged with one count of commercial gambling, Lt. Turnage said. Officers raided the business Dec. 5, arrested a clerk and charged her with four counts of commercial gambling. Ms. Williamson also was arrested during that raid and charged with obstruction of an officer for trying to withhold evidence - cash and a gun, Investigator Roderick Berry said. Ms. Hancock was also charged with one count of order to show cause because of an outstanding warrant on a probation violation, Lt. In July, the vice squad shut down three video arcades and arrested two people on commercial gambling charges in connection with making cash payoffs.