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Ohio/Kentucky Gambling Ring Uncovered at Argosy
By Burt Safer | Dealer staff writer    Wed, Apr 13, 2005
 

LAWRENCEBURG - While writing 3 articles for The Cincinnati Enquirer's 6-part "Let's Go Gambling!" special report, Enquirer reporter Ken Altucker discovered an underground ring of Ohio and Kentucky gamblers operating at Argosy, a casino boat in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

Altucker claims that hundreds of these out-of-staters smuggle bundles of cash into Indiana, via I-275.  In the business, members of these underground gambling syndicates are euphemistically referred to as "recreational gamblers". It is unknown why these gamblers prefer to waste their money playing blackjack in a casino, rather than by scratching off 75 "Scratch & Win" tickets in the UDF parking lot.

Upon discovering hundreds of cars in the Ohio and Kentucky gambling ring, Altucker decided to investigate exactly how many out-of-staters were involved. Last Saturday night, he spent four hours walking around the Argosy parking lot, counting Ohio and Kentucky license plates.  Altucker counted a total of 905 Ohio and Kentucky cars. This is a sizable gambling ring indeed, made even bigger, when factoring that some cars were sneaking multiple gamblers into Indiana.

"This gambling cabal is bigger than I originally suspected," said Altucker, "Argosy casino was intended for the law-abiding folks of Lawrenceburg, not carpetbaggers from Ohio and Kentucky. How do you think the people of Lawrenceburg feel seeing their town taken over by this mob? Well, at least Indiana will have good schools now."
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