Why are resources being spent on this poker game? As a county resident, I would think that this many officers would be better served to target more serious crimes. It makes me wonder why this particular game was targeted. Did an officer in this squad have an axe to grind? How many poker games take place throughout the county and this one just happens to be one that the BCoPD infiltrates?

In relation to your last paragraph... it's a matter of tax evasion. Does one believe the elementary $65 buy-in poker game encourage winners on paying taxes for the wins?? Penn National Gaming gambled money goes into a governmental budget and there is a "tax window" for the large sum winners... Huge difference...

The detective played for hours — leaving after he lost all his chips, records show.

Perhaps if he had been winners...
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Imagine an old California coastal town like something out of a Steinbeck novel:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/old-cayucos-tavern-and-card-room-cayucos

There are other ways to manage these things without using the mega warehouse model.

I WAS ONE OF THE PLAYERS "DETAINED " THAT NIGHT ON ROGER RD. I PERSONALLY WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS AN ORGANIZED CLUB EVENT, AND PART OF MY $65 BUY IN WENT TOWARDS CLUB FUNCTIONS, LIKE OUR CRAB FEAST THIS PAST FALL.ALTHOUGH WE WERE TREATED RESPECTFULLY BY THE OFFICERS INVOLVED,I FOUND IT DISTURBING THAT EVERY PENNY TAKEN OUT OF MY POCKETS WAS CONFISCATED. WHY,IF THEY ADMIT WE ARE THERE FOR A $65 TOURNAMENT, IS IT NECESSARY TO REMOVE MONEY FROM MY POCKET THAT IS NOT BEING USED FOR POKER AND HAVE IT CONFISCATED? AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED OR ARRESTED FOR ANY CRIME, BUT FORCEDTO SIT AT THE TABLE IN HANDCUFFS FOR NEARLY AN HOUR, ONLY TO BE TOLD I AM FREE TO LEAVE AFTER MY MONEY WAS TAKEN.ALTHOUGH THEY MAY HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE LETTER OF THE LAW I SURELY BELIEVE THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER USE OF RESIDENTS TAX MONEY THEN BUSTING A $65 POKER TOURNAMENT.IN REFERENCE TO COMMENTS THERE IN NO WAY WAS ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY WON THAT WOULD FALL INTO GOVERNMENTAL BUDGET "TAX WINDOWS", WE WERE JUST A BUNCH OF GUYS HAVING FUN TOGETHER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, ALBEIT JUST NOT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MARYLAND LOTTERY OR ANY OF THE 100'S OF BINGO PARLORS IN MARYLAND.

It's sad to see that the BCPD budget is spent on a bunch of guys who are willingly get together on a friday night to play a friendly poker tournement. How much money was spent by us the tax payer to bust a game for an average of $200 per person. I think the BCPD time and dollars would have been more useful in busting drug dealers, murders, rapist or any other crime other than a bunch of guys getting together to play cards to keep a club open that donates all extra money to the local neighborhood, fire department, churches, school and residents. From my understanding Lynch Point had an arrangement to send out 30 Easter Baskets to the needy families of Edgemere guess not anymore....Thanks a lot BCPD keep up the good work!

Ok this is just ridiculous, these peope were willingly putting up their money to play a small $65 buy in tournament, what is the crime, the people have worked for their money, paid taxes on this money and instead of using it to buy drugs or drink they are chosing to spend it doing something they enjoy. Oh but that’s right it didn’t get taxed again, that is really the issue. However if you look at the back ground of the club it is a non-profit social club, which means all of their monies is donated to the local fire department, churches, schools and residents of that community. So now at Easter time instead of Lynch Point doing good for their community and handing out 30 Easter baskets to needy families those families will be doing without. To me this is just obsurd the police department spent a lot of money between having a detective sit in the game (which he should have seen there was no crimes taking place or anything wrong except people doing what they enjoy) and the 30 swat that came running in the building and the many detectives all on overtime im sure, i mean really our tax dollars could be well spent other places. For god sakes there are more crimes everyday in my sons middle school then there was going on in this establishment. I guess the fun must be taken out of everything if uncle sam doesn’t get his cut! Really look at what was seized most of it was money that was taken from the players and not actually from the “director” of the game which means this was peoples money that they worked hard for! So what are we talking about a couple thousand dollar raid for probally a $30,000 operation that cost the tax payers. I understand that there are laws and they are there for a reason believe me i get that however this isn’t even a felony if your charged with it, why not take that time and money that was spent by the police department and use it towards a more illegal operation that effects many families homes and lives like the selling of drugs or prostitution or car theft or any of the other felonies that hurt people and their families beyond repair on a daily basis. Just my thoughts from someone who was “effected” by this heinous crime..

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