bigboydan
08-12-2003, 11:05 PM
LEBANON, Ind. -- Police in Lebanon raided what they described as an an illegal home casino Monday.
The home in the rural area about 25 miles northwest of Indianapolis was rented by 27-year-old Matthew Tierney, police said.
Police said they raided the house during a drug investigation, but instead, found casino-quality craps and blackjack tables, a roulette wheel, cases of playing cards and casino chips.
Investigators estimated that the gambling area could hold 20 to 30 patrons.
Police said the house also had a full bar, a surveillance system and nine beds that led one investigator to call it a "gambling bed and breakfast."
Police said they also found 24 large marijuana plants.
Tierney was taken to the Boone County jail on gambling and drug charges
The home in the rural area about 25 miles northwest of Indianapolis was rented by 27-year-old Matthew Tierney, police said.
Police said they raided the house during a drug investigation, but instead, found casino-quality craps and blackjack tables, a roulette wheel, cases of playing cards and casino chips.
Investigators estimated that the gambling area could hold 20 to 30 patrons.
Police said the house also had a full bar, a surveillance system and nine beds that led one investigator to call it a "gambling bed and breakfast."
Police said they also found 24 large marijuana plants.
Tierney was taken to the Boone County jail on gambling and drug charges