Gaming

Gambling cases will be heard in February (01/18/12)
Yet another continuance has been granted in an ongoing case against seven local merchants who face gambling-related charges stemming from the seizure of alleged gaming machines last year. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, were in General Sessions Court Tuesday, but had their cases continued again until Feb. 14...

Merchants' gambling allegation cases delayed until January (11/25/11)
Ongoing chancery court issues and similar charges in a neighboring county have resulted in another delay for a number of local merchants facing gambling allegations. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, were in General Sessions Court Tuesday, but had their cases continued until Jan. 17...

Gambling raid case reset to Nov. 22 (09/22/11)
Suspects who were charged in a gambling raid eariler this year have had yet another continuance granted due to ongoing chancery court issues in the case. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, appeared Tuesday in General Sessions Court but had their appearances reset for Nov. 22...

Waits continue for merchants in gambling case (07/27/11)
Another continuance was granted for seven local merchants facing gambling-related charges while they wait for motions in a related case to be filed in chancery court. Naim Abulaban, 21, of Murfreesboro, Dipakbhai Bhagat, 50, Sejal Chaudhari, 26, Brad Jones, 36, Dharmendra Patel, 40, Rameshbhain Patel, 48, and Narendra Patel, 52, all of Shelbyville, appeared Tuesday in General Sessions Court but had their continuances set for Sept. 20...

Phone card machines confiscated in Fayetteville (05/12/11)
Fayetteville authorities seized nearly two dozen phone card machines -- the same type taken by Shelbyville police two weeks ago. Police in Fayetteville conducted raids on five stores Wednesday and confiscated 28 gambling machines, 23 of which were phone card vending machines, according to a report from WTVF in Nashville...

Cox allows seizure of machines (05/06/11)
A Bedford County chancellor has refused to stop the district attorney from seizing machines that authorities allege are used for illegal gambling. Chancellor J.B. Cox denied a motion Thursday for a restraining order and temporary injunction filed by Keith Heflin that would have stopped District Attorney General Chuck Crawford from seizing devices Heflin claims only sell phone cards...

Fighting back: Heflin defends machines, D.A. (05/04/11)
The owner of a Shelbyville business, whose machines were seized in a gambling raid last week, and his attorney are slamming what they call the "gotcha" journalism of a Nashville television station while defending the reputation of the man who ordered the seizures...

Card machines confiscated (04/29/11)
Shelbyville police removed 48 card machines District Attorney Chuck Crawford says are illegal from 10 Shelbyville convenience stores Thursday. The distributor and manufacturer of the machines went to court today asking that they be declared legal. "We've gone around getting payoffs from them," Shelbyville Police Chief Austin Swing said. "Today we went around and confiscated these machines."...

Gambling house helpers won't ask for new trial (01/08/10)
Attorneys for two men convicted of helping to run a gaming house in Shelbyville in 2008 have withdrawn motions for a new trial. On Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell briefly announced that lawyers for Andrew Welsh Craze and Samuel Cory Owens had asked to dismiss their motions for a new trial...

Judge resentences leader of gambling operation (12/11/09)
Eight weekends of confinement have been added to the sentence of the ringleader of a local gambling operation, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Last month James Chadwick Tucker was sentenced to 42 months probation, a fine of $3,000 and a special assessment of $100 for his role in running a gaming house in Shelbyville in 2008...

Poker dealers found guilty (10/01/09)
A Bedford County jury found two men guilty Tuesday of helping to run an illegal poker house in Shelbyville last year. Andrew Welsh Craze and Samuel Cory Owens were both charged with one count each of aggravated gambling promotion, a class E felony, and will be sentenced Nov. 5 by Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell...

Jury selection begins in gaming trial (09/29/09)
Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of two men who were allegedly involved in the operation of a gaming house that was raided last year. Andrew Welsh Craze and Samuel Cory Owen are facing one count each of aggravated gambling promotion -- a class E felony...

'Monopoly City Streets' a fun way to buy Bedford County (09/16/09)
Did you see the skyscrapers I built on Madison Street last week? No? Maybe you just weren't looking closely enough. One of the most ambitious online game launches in recent memory took place last week -- not without some glitches. "Monopoly City Streets" is a sort of global melange of Monopoly and Sim City, with Google Maps as the playing board. ...

Vets may get lottery-funded scholarships (03/21/08)
Tennessee General Assembly's lottery subcommittee looking at proposals for disbursing excess lottery funds, chaired by Sen. Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville), has recommended several bills for passage to the full committee. According to Tracy, there is $460 million in the lottery reserve account, of which $50 million must be kept in savings under current law...

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